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Venus

A rocky planet wrapped in thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere and sulphuric-acid clouds. A runaway greenhouse effect makes it the hottest planet.

Mass4.8670e+24 kg
Radius6,051.8 km
Surface gravity8.87 m/s²
Escape velocity10.36 km/s
Day length (rotation)2,802 hours
Year length (orbit)224.7 Earth days
Distance from Sun0.723 AU
Mean temperature464 °C
Moons0

Source: NASA Planetary Fact Sheet. Values are means/approximations for education.

Try it: your weight on Venus

On Mars (gravity 3.71 m/s²) you would weigh 259.7 N — a scale would read about 26.482 kg. Your mass (70 kg) never changes.