Diameter of venus

Often called Earth's sister planet, Venus is the closest in size, with a mass of more than 80 percent that of our planet and a diameter of only a few miles less.

It is also the closest planet to our own in terms of location.

Venus distance from the sun

But despite these similarities, the two planets have vastly dissimilar atmospheres, which create wildly different living conditions at the surface.

Radius, diameter and circumference

Venus has a mean radius of 3,760 miles, or 6,052 kilometers.

Most planets in the solar system, including Earth, spin so rapidly that they bulge slightly at the middle, creating a radius that differs at the poles and the equator. Not so for Venus, which only rotates once every 243 Earth days or so (and backwards, at that; on Venus, the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, and is larger in the sky).

The planet remains essentially spherical.

A trip around the equator of Venus would carry you 23,627 miles (38,025 km), 95 percent the distance around Earth's center line.

Highs and lows

Venus is a volcanic planet, with about four-fifths of the planet

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