The Diameter of Venus
When it comes down to size, Venus really is the twin of Earth. The diameter of Venus is 12,100 km. This is 95% the diameter of Earth.
Measured side-by-side with Earth, the size of Venus is only 650 km less than the diameter of Earth. The mass of Venus is 81.5% that of Earth; however, so the force of gravity pulling down on Venus is slightly less.
If you could stand on the surface of Venus (and trust me, Venus will kill you in so many different ways that you would never want to try), you would experience 90% the force of gravity than you would on Earth.
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