Venus
12,104 km (7,521 mi)
Equatorial diameter
Earth's neighbour, wrapped in thick clouds. Diameter: 12,104 km, about 95% of Earth's.
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How big is that?
12,104 km is 3.5 times the Moon and 8.5% of Jupiter.
Venus is the 8th largest of the 39 Cosmic Scale objects, and the 8th largest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Venus in orange beside the Cosmic Scale objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Venus |
|---|---|---|
| Ganymede (Moon of Jupiter)The largest moon in the Solar System. | 5,262.4 km across | 43% of the size |
| MarsThe red planet, home of Olympus Mons. | 6,792 km across | 56% of the size |
| Venus | 12,104 km across | – |
| EarthHome. Measured across the equator. | 12,756 km across | 1.1× bigger |
| NeptuneThe farthest planet, an ice giant with supersonic winds. | 49,528 km across | 4.1× bigger |
In other units
| Metres | 12,104,000 |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 12,104 |
| Miles | 7,521 |
How it's measured
Equatorial diameter. NASA Planetary Fact Sheet.
Planets spin, so they bulge at the equator: the equatorial diameter is a little larger than the distance from pole to pole.
Sources
- nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov: Venus: 12,104 km.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Venus is one of the objects in Cosmic Scale, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.