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You may hear the phrase “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus”. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, even though it is not the closest to the sun. Now, the planet’s temperature is about 462 degrees Celsius (863 degrees Fahrenheit). Scientist believes that billions of years ago, the temperature on Venus were like Earth’s.

You may ask “Why is it called Venus?” The name of this planet was given after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. This name could be given because of the planet’s brightest. Venus is the second brightest natural object in the sky. In the first place is our natural satellite – The Moon. Besides that, Venus is the only planet in the solar system, that was named after a female figure.

Sometimes Venus is called the Earth’s sister planet. It is because of the size, there is only a 638 km difference in diameter between those planets). Venus has around 81% of Earth’s mass. However, Venus has no moons or rings. The atmospheric pressure of Venus is 92 times stronger than Earth’s.