Object | Earth | Venus |
---|---|---|
Type | Rocky planet | Rocky planet |
Age | 4.54 billion years | 4.5 billion years |
Population | 7.7 billion | 0 |
Diameter | 12,742 km | 12,104 km |
Mean radius | 6,371 km | 6,051 km |
Mass | 5.97 × 1024 kg | 4.86 × 1024 kg |
Orbital period | 365 days | 224 days |
Rotation duration | 24 hours | -243 days |
Surface temperature (average) |
288 K 14.9 °C 58.7 °F |
735 K 462 °C 863 °F |
Surface gravity | 9.8 m/s² | 8.8 m/s² |
Mean density | 5.5 g/cm3 | 5.2 g/cm3 |
Orbital distance | 150 million km | 108 million km |
Circumference | 40,075 km | 38,019 km |
Surface area | 510 million km² | 460 million km² |
Volume | 1.08 × 1012 km3 | 0.92 × 1012 km3 |
Escape velocity | 11.1 km/s | 10.3 km/s |
Average orbital speed | 29.78 km/s | 35 km/s |
Aphelion | 152 million km | 108 million km |
Perihelion | 147 million km | 107 million km |
Semi major axis | 149 million km | 108 million km |
Inclination | 7.1° | 3.3° |
Surface pressure | 101.3 kPa | 9.2 MPa |
Atmosphere composition | 78% nitrogen (N2), 21% oxygen (O2), ~ 1% water vapor, 0.9% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide |
96.5% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen, 0.01% sulfur dioxide |
Crust composition | 60% silica, 16% alumina, 6% lime, 6% iron oxide, 4% magnesia, 3% sodium oxide, 2% potassium oxide |
silica, iron, nickel |
Distance from the Milky Way center | 27,200 light years | 27,200 light years |