Planets – Venus

Venus is a planet in the solar system and is the 2nd closest planet to the sun. The distance from the sun to Venus is over 67 million miles. Venus is the 6th largest planet in the solar system, which makes Venus the 3rd smallest planet in the solar system. Venus is one of the four planets in the solar system that is a rocky planet. These rocky planets are called ‘Terrestrial Planets
It’s not known exactly when Venus was discovered and by whom as Venus has been known for a very long time, and is one of the planets that can be seen from Earth without a telescope.