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    Venus Spins Backward And A Day Is Longer Than Its Year

    Unlike Earth and most other planets, Venus rotates clockwise. Its extremely slow rotation means one Venusian day (243 Earth days) is longer than its orbital period around the Sun (225 Earth days).

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    Earth's Inner Core Is as Hot as the Surface of the Sun

    Scientists estimate the temperature of Earth's solid iron-nickel inner core to be around 5,200 degrees Celsius (9,392 degrees Fahrenheit). This extreme heat is a remnant from the planet's formation and ongoing radioactive decay.

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