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Venus. The second planet from the sun and the second brightest natural object in our night sky. This planet is one of the four terrestrial planets in in our solar system.
In human culture, Venus is usually associated with women. It is the only planet in our solar system named after a female figure and was named by the Babylonians Ishtar, the goddess of love. It's astronomical symbol (a circle with a small cross below it) is even used as the symbol representing the female sex!
Other interesting facts about Venus:
- Despite being almost twice the distance from the sun compared to Mercury, it is still the hottest planet in the solar system. The planet reaches a maximum surface temperature of 420 degrees Celsius.
- Venus is on average 108 million kilometers from the Sun.
- Due to similar size and mass, Venus is frequently described as Earth's 'sister'.