What is NOT so great about Rice University? Unlike some other specific college threads where there are questions from people trying to decide whether or not they want to go there, here it is (obviously?) a foredrawn conclusion that Rice is the be-all, end-all.
Atmosphere: The surface temperature of Venus is around 890 degrees F, the hottest average temperature in the Solar System. This is due to a runaway greenhouse effect. The atmosphere of Venus is composed of 97% CO2, 2% N2 and less than 1% of O2, H2O and CH4 (methane).Since CO2 is a major greenhouse gas, the radiation from the Sun is trapped in the atmosphere of Venus producing an extremely high surface temperature.he atmosphere of Venus is composed of 97% CO2, 2% N2 and less than 1% of O2, H2O and CH4 (methane). Since CO2 is a major greenhouse gas, the radiation from the Sun is trapped in the atmosphere of Venus producing an extremely high surface temperature.
1 Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System, even hotter than Mercury, which is closer to the Sun. 2  The temperature on the surface of Venus is about 860Â° Fahrenheit or 460Â° Celsius. 3  Compare this to a warm summerâs day in London, when the temperature might be 80Â° Fahrenheit or 26Â° Celsius. Venus is called after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. 2  Venus is the planet which is closest to the Earth and is a little smaller than the Earth. 3  The diameter of the Earth (the distance right round the middle of the Earth at the equator) is 12,760 kilometres, or 7926 miles.