August 6, 2003
Venus' vital statistics
Venus' vital statistics
Venus | Earth | Venus/Earth Ratio | |
Diameter | 12,104 km | 12,756 km | 0.95 |
Mass | 4.8 x 1021 t | 5.9 x 1021 t | 0.8 |
Mean density | 5.25 | 5.52 | 0.95 |
Rotation period | 243 Earth days | 1 day | 243 |
Revolution period (Venusian year) | 224 Earth days | 365 Earth days | 0.61 |
Length of a solar day | 117 Earth days | 1 Earth day | 117 |
Surface gravity | 8.87 m/s2 | 9.8 m/s2 | 0.9 |
Natural satellites | Aucun | 1 | --- |
Ring system | No | No | --- |
Orbit | |||
Aphelion | 109 million km | 152 million km | 0.71 |
Perihelion | 107 million km | 147 million km | 0.73 |
Furthest distance from Earth | 261 million km | --- | --- |
Closest distance to Earth | 38 million km | --- | --- |
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More information
Solar System Guide, University of Texas McDonald Observatory
Venus Fact Sheet, National Space Science Data Center (NASA)
VENUS EXPRESS mission, ESA website
Solar System exploration, NASA website
Planetary photojournal - NASA website
CNES Youth/Education site
Educnet: new information and communication technologies in teaching
Venus Fact Sheet, National Space Science Data Center (NASA)
VENUS EXPRESS mission, ESA website
Solar System exploration, NASA website
Planetary photojournal - NASA website
CNES Youth/Education site
Educnet: new information and communication technologies in teaching