
*Venus is the closest planet to the earth and it is about the same size.
*It is the 2nd planet in order from the sun (about 108 million kilometers away).
*It makes one complete orbit around the sun every 224.7 days.
*It completes one full rotation on its axis in about 243 days and 24 minutes.
*Venus is the brightest object in our sky, besides the sun and the moon.
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Nicole Barnes: nbarnes@nmu.edu