Venus compared to Earth

15 APR. 2003 Udgivelsesdato 187869 Visninger

Venus, Mars and Earth, three out of the four inner or ‘rocky’ planets of the Solar System, have a lot in common – a solid surface you could walk on, a comparable surface composition, an atmosphere and a weather system.

If you are looking for a twin sister to Earth, that would be Venus... or is it?


Venus

Earth

Mass

4.87 x 1024 kg

5.98 x 1024 kg

Radius

6052 km

6378 km

Density

5250 kg/m3

5520 kg/m3

Av. distance from Sun

108 million km

150 million km

Rotation period (day)

243 Earth days (retrograde)

23 hours 56 minutes

Orbit period (year)

224.7 Earth days

365.2 days

Surface temp. (mean)

465 °C

15 °C

Surface pressure

90 bar

1 bar (sea level)

Albedo (reflectivity)

0.76

0.37

Highest point on surface

Maxwell Montes
(17 km)

Mount Everest
(8.8 km)

Atmosphere

96% CO2 , 3% N2

78% N2 , 21% O2, 1% Ar

Surface composition

Basalt rock, altered materials

Basalt, granite, altered materials

Orbit inclination

3.4°

0° by definition

Axial tilt (obliquity)

178°

23.5°

Surface gravity (equator)

8.9 m/s2

9.8 m/s2

Moons

None

1 (The Moon)


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