In many ways we are (Earth). Mass and size, and thus gravity is close. But Venus has no moon, a very slow rotation, and an atmosphere that makes ours look puny. And that slow rotation means not much of a magnetic field.
Venus has little wind erosion because its thick atmosphere has very slow wind speeds, which are not strong enough to cause significant erosion on the planet's surface. Additionally, Venus's surface is predominantly covered by volcanic plains rather than loose, easily eroded materials like sand or dust.
Venus has an atmosphere that rotates faster than its core. The atmosphere on Venus has super-rotational winds that can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour, while the planet's rotation itself is very slow and takes about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation.
The planet you are describing is Mercury. It is the smallest planet in our solar system and is primarily composed of rock and metal. Mercury has a slow rotation on its axis, taking about 59 Earth days to complete one rotation, while it completes an orbit around the Sun in just 88 Earth days. Its close proximity to the Sun and lack of a significant atmosphere contribute to its extreme temperature variations.
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, hotter even than the planet Mercury. Its atmosphere is more than 90 times more dense than Earth and made mostly of Carbon Dioxide which acts as a green house making the planet surface as hot as 860 degrees Fahrenheit (460 Celsius). It also has a slow rotation, so slow that its revolution around the sun takes less time than it takes to go through one rotation.
The smallest planet, Mercury, has a period of rotation of about 59 Earth days. Its slow rotation speed means that a day on Mercury (from one sunrise to the next) is much longer compared to a day on Earth.
On this planet, a day is longer than a year because the planet has a very slow rotation on its axis. This means it takes longer for the planet to complete one full rotation (a day) than it does to complete one orbit around its star (a year).
Venus is often considered the "laziest" planet in our solar system due to its extremely slow rotation on its axis, which is longer than its year. This results in Venus having days that are longer than its years, causing the planet to have very little temperature variation between day and night.
The planet that requires 59-60 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis is Mercury. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and has a slow rotation speed compared to its orbit around the Sun, resulting in a longer day-night cycle. This is due to its proximity to the Sun, which causes gravitational forces to affect its rotation.
Venus, with a rotation period of 243 days.
False. Craters are not eroded on Mercury, which has no atmosphere.
It's the closest planet to the sun, so the "day" side gets HOT. (it has a very slow rotation, about 2/3 of its year) while the night side gets to radiate heat into outer space (there's no atmosphere to help trap any of that heat).