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Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is a 'quirky' planet on many angles.

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The planet has more volcanoes than any other planet in the solar system. Currently, astronauts count about 1,600 volcanoes on the surface; In addition, many volcanoes are too small and cannot be observed.

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One day on Venus (the time it takes to turn one round) is 243 days on Earth, while its 1 year (the time around the Sun) is only 224.7 days on Earth.

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Venus is Earth's "twin brother". The planet has the same size and composition as Earth. Venus's orbit is closest to Earth than other planets in the solar system. Both planets have quite young surfaces, have a thick atmosphere, covered with clouds.

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Venus is extremely hot. Because its atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect makes the surface of Venus extremely hot. The surface temperature here can reach 470 degrees Celsius.

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Great air pressure. Air pressure on Venus's surface is equal to the pressure at the position below the sea level 1km.

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We can see Venus passing through the Sun. This is also one of the rare planets we can observe when it passes through the Sun. However, this phenomenon rarely occurs.

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The brightest planet in the solar system. Because we are close to Earth, we can see that this is the brightest planet in the sky, just behind the Moon.

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Has been studied for a long time. Venus has been studied since ancient Babylonian times, about 1,600 BC.

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Venus is a windy planet. Wind blowing through Venus with super fast speed, about 724km / h. This wind speed is faster than any of the fastest vortices on Earth.

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Venus also has a cycle. Venus revolves around the Sun on Earth's "plane" orbit.