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SUPERROTATION – The fast-moving winds in Venus’ upper atmosphere, circling the planet in just a few days.

MAGELLAN MISSION – A NASA mission that mapped Venus’ surface using radar.

IMPACT CRATERS – Unlike Earth, Venus has relatively few impact craters because its dense atmosphere burns up many incoming meteoroids.

TESSERAE – Complex, deformed regions on Venus’ surface that are thought to be tectonically active.

VOLCANISM ON VENUS – Venus has a surface dominated by volcanic activity, with large shield volcanoes like Maat Mons.

DAY LENGTH ON VENUS – A Venusian day (one full rotation) is longer than its year due to its slow rotation.

RETROGRADE ROTATION – The phenomenon where Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets, including Earth.

SULFURIC ACID CLOUDS – Clouds composed of sulfuric acid droplets that reflect sunlight and contribute to Venus’ high albedo.

SURFACE PRESSURE – The pressure exerted by Venus’ dense atmosphere, which is about 92 times that of Earth’s.

RUNAWAY GREENHOUSE EFFECT – A process in which a planet’s atmosphere becomes so thick with greenhouse gases that temperatures continuously rise, as seen on Venus.