Factbox: Venus, named for the goddess of love, is no cuddly place

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Factbox: Venus, named for the goddess of love, is no cuddly placeHere is a look at key facts about the planet Venus, based on information from the U.S. space agency NASA and recent research findings. -- Venus, with a diameter of about 7,500 miles (12,000 km), is slightly smaller than Earth. It is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth's closest planetary neighbor.


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