Venus

 

• Venus is similar to the earth in respect of radius,mass(0.815 Earth masses) and density. So,it has been rightly called the earth's twin.
• Venus is a brilliantly shining planet as it reflects as much as 85% of the sunlight falling upon it.
• Venus reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sun rise or shortly after sun set. For which reason it is often called the morning star or the evening star.
• Venus appears as an evening star just above the western horizon and it also appears in the eastern sky as morning star.
• Surface temperature of the venus is 700k,although all planetary orbits are elliptical, venus is closest to circular.