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Average distance to the Sun : 108 million km
Closest distance to the Earth : 41 million de km
Temperature : 445°C to 480°C
Diameter : 12102 km
Volume : 8/10 times the one of the Earth
Mass : 8/10 times the one of the Earth
Gravity : 9/10 times the one of the Earth
Composition of the atmosphere :Essentially carbon dioxide
Atmospheric pressure : 93000 millibars
Moons : None
Rotation time : 225 days
Revolution time : 243 days (on the reverse direction)

Being placed between the Sun and the Earth, Venus can only be seen on the morning or on the evening and usually near the horizon.

Exceptionnally, Venus passes exactly in the Sun/Earth axe (4 times in 234 years) and is visible agains the light of the Sun. It happened the 8th June 2004 !

	Venus Picture taken in May 2004 at Draveil (suburb of Paris), France with a toUcam Pro2 webcam and a C5 telescope (Diam 125mm + Barlow X2,5)
	Venus in front of the Sun Pictures taken the 8th June 2004 at Draveil (suburb of Paris). Exposure of 1/1000th of second using a 100 ISO film in the focus of a C5 telescope (125 mm) (with sun filter!) divX format

Be careful, you need a solar filter to watch the Sun.

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