Venus model
Time Scale
Venus model
Animation 60 sec.
Represents 4 days
Clouds 1 Rotation cycle
Venus without clouds
Animation 60 sec.
Represents 243 days
Venus 1 Rotation cycle
Points of view data
Point of view FOV Distance to Venus center Horizontal alignment Reference
Venus 40° 50,000 km Earth's equator Venus Noth pole at bottom
Without clouds 40° 50,000 km Earth's equator Venus Noth pole at bottom
Maps *
Clouds

Fictitious

Venus surface

The Map was made with NASA Magellan Mission radar images. The color is fictitious, imitating the one that shows the Soviet spacecraft Venera 13 and 14 photographs.

* See credits