Venus is the second planet from the Sun and one of the brightest planet in our solar system. This planet often called Earth’s “twin” because both planets are similar in size and shape. However, Venus is a completely different world. The thick clouds on Venus easily trap heat which makes it the hottest planet in the solar system. Its surface is rocky exist with many volcanoes and mountains. So far the studies there is no life exist in this planet due its poisonous air. Venus also spins very slowly and in the opposite direction. Venus can be often seen in the early morning or evening sky so this planet is also called as “morning star” or “evening star.”
Here are the 11 Lesser-Known Facts about the planet venus :
1. Hottest Planet : Even the planet Mercury is very closer to the Sun, Venus is the hottest planet because of its thick atmosphere.
2. Longest Day : One full day on Venus is about 243 Earth days which takes 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun.
3. Spins Backward : Venus rotates in the opposite direction so the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east in that planet.
4. Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere : The air on Venus is made up mostly of carbon dioxide with the clouds of sulfuric acid. It is really impossible to breathe in the planet.
5. No Moons : Venus is one of only two planets in our solar system that has no moons.
6. Brightest Planet : Venus is the brightest planet in the sky , it often called the “Evening Star” or “Morning Star.”
7. Extremely Fast Wind : The winds on Venus flews up to 360 kilometers per hour.
8. Lost Water : Venus might have once had a shallow ocean of liquid water and surface temperatures suitable for life for as long as 2 billion years.
9. A Land of Volcanoes : Venus has thousands of volcanoes, and scientists believes that few might still be active today.
10 : Crushing Pressure : The pressure on Venus is about 90 times stronger than on Earth, as like under the deep ocean.
11. Acid Rain: Venus has acid rain, the rain drops never reaches the ground because it evaporates due to its hot atmosphere.
