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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, and is the only planet in the Solar System named after a female figure. In Hebrew, Venus is called Noga (נוגה), which means "bright." In Spanish, it is called Venus, and in German, it is known as Venus or Morgenstern (morning star) and Abendstern (evening star). Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, gravity, and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the closest in size to Earth). However, the similarity ends there as the two planets have significantly different atmospheres. Venus has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. The atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface is 92 times that of Earth's. With an estimated surface temperature of 464 °C (737 K), Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, though Mercury reaches higher temperatures in its sun-facing side. Venus lacks any moons or rings.

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Venus
Second planet from the Sun
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" among the planets of the Solar System for its orbit being the closest to Earth's, both being rocky planets, and having the most similar and nearly equal size, mass, and surface gravity. Venus, though, is significantly different, especially as it has no liquid water, and its atmosphere is far thicker and denser than that of any other rocky body in the Solar System. The atmosphere is composed mostly of carbon dioxide and has a thick cloud layer of sulfuric acid that spans the whole planet. At the mean surface level, the atmosphere reaches a temperature of 737 K and a pressure 92 times greater than Earth's at sea level, turning the lowest layer of the atmosphere into a supercritical fluid. From Earth, Venus is visible as a star-like point of light, appearing brighter than any other natural point of light in the sky, and as an inferior planet always relatively close to the Sun, either as the brightest "morning star" or "evening star".
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