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CloudWatcher

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2. Not quite, Venus is smaller

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #1)

Fri May 24, 2024, 05:27 PM

May 2024

[Venus] is nearly as big around as Earth. Its diameter at its equator is about 7,521 miles (12,104 kilometers), versus 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers) for Earth.

From an excellent write-up of Venus including an amazing interactive globe of its surface:

Venus Facts - NASA Science

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I thought Venus was slightly larger than Earth DavidDvorkin May 2024 #1

Not quite, Venus is smaller CloudWatcher May 2024 #2

A 12.8 day year ?? That puts it mighty close to its primary ... or a really small primary. eppur_se_muova May 2024 #3