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  1. www.planetary.org › worlds › venusVenus, Earth's twin sister | The Planetary Society

    Venus Facts. Surface temperature: 440°C (820°F) to 480°C (900°F) Average distance from Sun: 108 million kilometers (67 million miles), or 38% closer to the Sun than Earth. Diameter: 12,104 kilometers (7,521 miles), Earth is just 5% wider. Volume: 928 billion km3 (223 billion mi3), Venus could fit inside Earth 1.1 times.

  2. www.toppr.com › guides › physicsVenus: Definition, Characteristics, Internal Structure and ...

    Venus is the second planet in our solar system close to the Sun. Venus can cast shadows and on rare occasion, visible to the attention in broad daylight. After the Moon, it is the second-brightest natural object in Earth’s night sky. Venus orbits the Sun every 224.7 Earth days. With a rotation period of 243 Earth days, it takes longer to ...

  3. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleVenus Information and Facts | National Geographic

    Venus is the second planet from the sun, but it is far from being a twin of Earth. Learn about its scorching temperatures, oddball rotation, and mysterious history in this National Geographic ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dimples_of_VenusDimples of Venus - Wikipedia

    The term "dimples of Venus", while informal, is a historically accepted name within the medical profession for the superficial topography of the sacroiliac joints. The Latin name is fossae lumbales laterales ("lateral lumbar indentations"). These indentations are created by a short ligament stretching between the posterior superior iliac spine ...

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › venusVenus | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    Venus meaning: the planet that is second from the Sun, after Mercury and before the Earth. Learn more.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › venusVenus | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Venus definition: the planet that is second from the Sun, after Mercury and before the Earth. Learn more.