The story for kids
This is Venus. Venus is Earth's neighbor, and it's almost the same size. But Venus is the hottest planet. It's covered in thick yellow clouds, like a heavy blanket, so the heat can't get out. Venus spins the other way, so the Sun there doesn't rise on the same side as it does for us. It rises on the opposite side! In the evening sky, Venus shines like the brightest little star. One day, go outside with your mom or dad and try to find it.
Facts
- Its surface is about 465 °C – hot enough to melt lead.
- It spins the other way, so there the Sun rises in the west.
- Thick yellow clouds completely hide its surface.
Numbers
- Size (Earth = 1)
- 0,95
- Year
- 225 days
- One turn
- 243 days
- Moons
- 0
For grown-ups
This is Venus. It is almost the same size as Earth, but it is the hottest planet. Its surface temperature is about four hundred and sixty-five degrees, hot enough to melt lead. Venus is wrapped in thick, yellowish clouds that trap heat like a blanket. And here is something surprising: Venus spins in the opposite direction, so there the Sun rises in the west. Venus is the brightest planet in our sky; you can see it early in the morning or in the evening as a very bright star. Venus has no moons.