Venus

The surface of Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system at 900°F. It has a mostly Carbon Dioxide atmosphere which creates a powerful greenhouse effect. At its closest, Venus is only 41,840,000 km away. Venus is the most active planet in the solar system with many volcanos. It has a molten, hot surface and is almost exactly the same size as earth. Its surface is a rocky, dusty, waterless expanse of mountains, canyons, and plains, with a 200-mile river of hardened lava. This is not the place to be. Venus also takes 243 Earth days just to rotate once!