Venus is a terrestrial planet so, like the Earth, its surface is made of rock.
Venus is much hotter than Earth.
All the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat from the Sun.
This effect is called the greenhouse effect and it is very strong on Venus.
This makes the surface of Venus the hottest of any planet's surface in the Solar System with an estimated average temperature of 480 °C (896.0 °F).
This is hot enough to melt lead or zinc.
Venus is a terrestrial planet so, like the Earth, its surface is made of rock. Venus is much hotter than Earth. All the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts like a blanket, trapping heat from the Sun. This effect is called the greenhouse effect and it is very strong on Venus. This makes the surface of Venus the hottest of any planet's surface in the Solar System with an estimated average temperature of 480 °C (896.0 °F). This is hot enough to melt lead or zinc.
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