Rotation period (days.hours.min.secs)          243.0d

Orbital period (days/years)                           224.7d

Orbital speed (miles/km per sec.)                  22/35

Inclination                                                    3.39 degree

Temperature (F degree/C degree)                 882/472

Gravity force (% or X Earth)                         91%

Escape velocity (miles/km per second)         6.4/10.3 

Satellites                      0

Special Features           Retrograde rotation; close to Earth's mass



This is an image of the planet Venus, taken when Venus was at a distance of 76 million miles from Earth. Venus is covered with clouds made up of sulfuric acid, rather than the water vapor clouds found on Earth. These clouds permanently shroud Venus' volcanic surface, which has been radar mapped by space craft in orbit around the planet.