Venus
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Radius:
6051.9 km
Mass:
4.87x1024 kg
Orbital Period:
224.7 Earth days
Rotation Period:
243.0 Earth day
Distance from Sun:
108.2 million km
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Venus is second planet from the Sun. It has a very thick atmosphere. The surface of Venus
can only be seen with special imaging sensors. The image of Venus shown here (left)
was primary created from radar imagery collected by the Magellan spacecraft.
Web Pages with Information about Venus
Astrogeology Research Program
Maps and Globes Gallery: View and download digital maps and globes of Venus, the Moon, Mars, and Jovian satellites
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Browse the Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Mapping the Solar System
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Browse the Geologic Solar System: Interactive version of our popular poster Geology of the Solar System
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Planetary Maps: Searchable comprehensive listing of published planetary maps, with links to
digital versions when available.
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Geologic Mapping: Download digital geologic maps, learn about our geologic mapping efforts, and access geologic mapping resources from the Planetary Geologic Mapping Program |
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Information about and access to the official International Astromical Union approved names for planetary features |
Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites - IAU Working Group:
IAU
CCRE
Working Group, information, publications, and references, including
tables of the accepted values for the size, shape, and rotations
of the planets and satellites |
Map-a-Planet: Interactive global image map browser
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NASA Planetary Photojournal: Images from various Solar System exploration programs
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Planetary Maps:
Download our planetary maps and other publications from USGS Geopubs - Venus
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Geomatics: Maps, topography, nomenclature, geodesy, photogrammetry, photoclinometry, and GIS
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - GIS data, maps, tools, and discussion board on the PIGWAD Planetary Geographic Information Systems web site |
Database of Impact Craters on Venus: Searchable listing of impact craters on Venus and information about the ongoing work |
Regional Planetary Information Facility (RPIF): Information about the resources in our Regional Planetary Information Facility
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Related: Missions
Other Web Sites
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