Venus

Venus - the second closest planet to the Sun

How Venus got it's name:
In astronomy mythology, Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was Aphrodite.

How big is Venus?
Venus has a diameter of 12, 100 km and it is located 108 million kilometres from the Sun.

Time on Venus:

Venus rotates very slowly so that a day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days and a year lasts 255 days. Venus also rotates in the opposite direction as almost all the other planets.

Instead of the Sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the Sun on Venus would appear to rise in the west and set in the east.

How many moons does it have?
Venus has no moons.

Did you know!
Because Venus is so close to the Earth, it appears as the brightest planet in the night sky.