Fair but inhospitable Venus, a Sister planet to the Earth that is very different from our home. Venus does not have any moons or rings. Interior & Surface Atmosphere Planetary Facts Myth & Culture Discover Venus Latest News From Venus Space Missions Image Archives Venus' Web Last modified prior to September, 2000 by the Windows Team The source of this material is Windows to the Universe, at ...

Venus The Bringer of Peace Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the sixth largest. Venus' orbit is the most nearly circular of that of any planet, with an eccentricity of less than 1%. orbit: 108, 200, 000 km (0.72 AU) from Sun diameter: 12, 103.6 km mass: 4.869e24 kg Venus (Greek: Aphrodite; Babylonian: Ishtar) is the goddess of love and beauty. The planet is so named probably because it is ...

Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, but is now known to be very different from Earth. It has no oceans and is surrounded by a heavy atmosphere of carbon dioxide with clouds composed of sulfuric acid droplets.

The Pioneer mission consisted of two components, launched separately: an Orbiter and a Multiprobe.

NSSDC Photo Gallery: Venus - A collection of images of the planet Venus ...

Venus, from ORRERY: the Solar System in action. Second closest planet to the Sun, yet the hottest!

Thermospheric models for Venus, Earth and Mars ...

Although Venus looks a lot like Earth. It's actually dramatically different.