Same size as Earth – are they similar?

Near to the Sun, surface temperatures above 800F

Heavy cratering, but not as heavy as on the Moon or Mercury

Active volcanoes, lava flows, but no plate tectonics

Rich, thick, poisonous atmosphere (greenhouse effect)

No water

Do we see the surface of the planet when we observe Venus?

How long can a spacecraft survive on the surface of Venus?

Venus rotates clockwise while most of the planets rotate counterclockwise - what does this imply?

	Impact Craters	Ridges and Troughs
	Lava flows	Eastern Lakshmi
Images of planet Venus, similar in size to the Earth but with a very different history. [NASA]