A few facts about Venus

• Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky.
• It is 67 million miles away from the Sun.
• Sometimes it is called the morning or the evening star.
• Romans named Venus after their goddess of love and beauty.
• Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister as it is comparable in size and gravity.
• It is also the hottest planet in our Solar System.
• Venus rotates much more slowly than Earth does, so a day on Venus lasts for 243 Earth days.
• Venus rotates in the opposite direction as compared to Earth.
• Venus is inferior to Earth and exterior to Mercury.
• Venus revolves around the Sun in 224 Earth days.