Named after the Roman goddess of love, Venus is Earth’s closest planetary neighbor and the second planet from the sun. Its thick, toxic atmosphere creates a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system. While uninhabitable for humans, astronomers benefit from studying its extreme climate to understand planetary evolution and climate change.
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