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Science-Universe: Planets; Crater Golubkina on Venus

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This is a computer generated, perspective view of Crater Golubkina. Vertical exaggeration in this image is about 20 times.

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The Planet Venus

Mass (kg)..................................................................4.87 x 10^24
Diameter (km).........................................................12104
Mean density (kg/m^3).............................................5250
Escape velocity (m/sec)............................................10400

Average distance from Sun (AU)..............................0.723
Rotation period (length of day in Earth days).............243.0 (retrograde)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days)........224.7

Obliquity (tilt of axis degrees)..................................178
Orbit inclination (degrees)........................................3.39
Orbit eccentricity (deviation from circular)............0.007

Mean surface temperature (K)...................................726

Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity).........................0.59
Highest point on surface............................................Maxwell Montes (17 km above mean planetary radius)
Atmospheric components...........................................96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 0.003% water vapor
Surface materials........................................................basaltic rock and altered materials