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Venus the Planet

The Planet Venus.
The Planet Venus. Hear Richard Hall of the Carter Observatory in conversation with Michele Hollis of Radio New Zealand about the planet Venus. A version of this interview was originally broadcast on National Radio's Summer Report programme in January 2004 and has been provided courtesy of National Radio.

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Visit Venus.
The BBC's interactive website on Venus. Videos, games and more. Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the Earth's nearest planetary neighbour. Experience the longest day of any planet, a staggering 243 Earth days! The only planet where the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. See volcanoes 100km wide and five km high but watch out for the poisonous Venusian atmosphere - it's full of sulphuric acid.

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Venus
Answers to 15 basic questions about Venus.

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Venus Photos
Source - NASA's National Space Science Data Center. The images presented in the Photo Gallery are from different sources, primarily NASA missions. They are generally organized by object and/or phenomenon on separate pages. The source of the image as well as the processing involved in producing the image have been included wherever possible. Photo captions for some images are also available.

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