Venus

Description:
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It does not have any natural satellites. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

Distance from Sun: 108.2 million km

Mass: 4.867 × 10^24 kg (0.815 M⊕)

Radius: 6,052 km

Equatorial rotation velocity: 6.52 km/h (1.81 m/s)

Did you know: It consists mainly of carbon dioxide (~96.5 percent), while only containing about 3.5 percent nitrogen.