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Venus

The Planet Venus

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               6051.9 km
  •  Mass:                      0.814 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   5.24 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   0.907 (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              224.7 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           243.0 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   0.723 au
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.007
Notes on Constants Table

Venus Nomenclature

Official names of features on Venus as approved by the
International Astronomical Union.


Venus Impact Craters Data Base of Impact Craters on Venus

A data base of impact craters on Venus based on analysis of Magellan radar images and altimetry data.
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