Flashcard sets with a 'venus' term meaning '2nd planet from the sun. is the closest planet to the earth." sister planet". it is about the same size as the earth. it makes one complete orbit around the sun every 224.7 days. rotates on its axis more slowly than any other planet. it completes one rotation in about 243 days and 24 minutes. is the brightest object in our sky, besides the sun and moon. has no satellites. hot , dense atmosphere mostly co2. clouds are mostly made of droplets of sulfuric acid.it's average temperature is 460 degrees celsius...hot enough to melt lead. has an active plate and volcanic surface.'

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