venus

 The second (2nd) planet from the sun, Venus is terribly hot. The atmosphere is toxic. The pressure at the surface would crush and kill you. Scientists describe Venus’ situation as a runaway greenhouse effect. Its size and structure are similar to Earth, Venus' thick, toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway "greenhouse effect." Oddly, Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction of most planets.

The Greeks believed Venus was two different objects Apollo in the morning sky and Hermes in the evening. Because it is often brighter than any other object in the sky  except for the sun and moon it has generated many assumptions,

    Discovery: Known to the ancients and visible to the naked eye

    Named for: Roman goddess of love and beauty

    Diameter: 7,521 miles (12,104 km)

    Orbit: 225 Earth days

    Day: 241 Earth days