Venus is called Earth's sister planet because both are about the same size and have about the same mass and density. But conditions on Venus are very different from those on Earth. Venus is a scorching desert with temperatures as high as 900 degrees (F), day and night, which makes it the hottest planet in the Solar System.

In twenty dramatic, full-color photographs and a clear, informative text, award-winning author Seymour Simon provides up-to-date information about Venus, from its yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid blown by winds nearly 250 miles an hour to the crushing pressure of its atmosphere, which is ninety times greater than Earth's.

This fascinating book explores why Venus ended up being so different from its "sister planet," Earth. Venus is an exciting introduction to one of the most remarkable mysteries in the universe.

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