Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system.
Facts About Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system.
Venus is a cloud-swaddled planet and our nearest planetary neighbor. It has a surface hot enough to melt lead.
As it sped away, NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft captured this view of Venus.
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Exploring Venus
Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful.
NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is developing two new missions to Venus: VERITAS and DAVINCI.
The surface of Venus is an inferno with temperatures hot enough to melt lead. This image is a composite of data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.
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Venus Resources
Explore a curated collection of resources about Venus.
These resources include activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, printable graphics, and podcasts.
In a Magellan image dubbed the "Crater Farm" we see the curious layering of volcanic activity and impact craters.
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Eyes on the Solar System: Venus
Eyes of the Solar System uses data and images from NASA missions to give you a simulated view of Venus.
Images of Venus
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