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Explore Venus, Earth's scorching hot neighbor! Uncover fascinating facts about its dense atmosphere, volcanic surface, and retrograde rotation.
Unlike Earth and most other planets, Venus rotates clockwise. Its extremely slow rotation means one Venusian day (243 Earth days) is longer than its orbital period around the Sun (225 Earth days).
Venus rotates clockwise, opposite to most planets, and its day is longer than its year. It takes 243 Earth days to complete one rotation, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the sun, making for a truly unique celestial rhythm and an extremely long day.
Venus rotates incredibly slowly, taking about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis. However, it only takes about 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun, making its sidereal day longer than its orbital period.
