Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun and is very hot. Hotter than Mercury despite being further than Mercury from the Sun, and is about the same size as Earth. It was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty and is Earth's "Sister Planet", as it is similar in size.
Facts about Venus
Orbital period: 225 days
Distance from Sun: 108.2 million km
Length of day: 243d 0h 0m
Radius: 6,051.8 km
Absolute magnitude: -4.47
Surface area: 460.2 million km²
Temperature: 430 C
Credit Insane Curiosity, Why not Venus?
Visited by
Russian Venrea project
The Russians sent 4 space problems to Venus between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus. This program of missions was known as the Venera (Russian: Вене́ра, pronounced [vʲɪˈnʲɛrə], which means "Venus" in Russian).
Credit, Asianmetry, How the Soviets Landed on Venus
Mariner 2
Venus was also visited by NASA's Mariner 2.
Credit, Wikepedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
NASA's DAVINCI Mission (2029)
In 2029 NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission.
Credit, NASA Goddard, DAVINCI Missions to Venus
The landing of Davinci Credit Wikipedia
