Solar system guide

Explore Venus

A thick atmosphere wraps Venus in an unbroken veil of clouds. Its powerful greenhouse effect makes it the hottest planet in our solar system.

Terrestrial planet

Diameter

12,104 km

One rotation

243 days

From the Sun

0.72 AU

ONE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

225 days

Quick facts

Venus takes longer to rotate once than to orbit the Sun.

Sizes and distances in the viewer are adapted for exploration. Orbital periods and rotation speeds preserve their real relative timing.