\<COLOUR 1> TEMPERATURE: \<COLOUR 0> 480 degrees C
\<COLOUR 1> MOONS: \<COLOUR 0> None
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The brightest planet in the heavens, shining as a morning or evening 'star'; first investigated by Mariner 2 in 1962 and later by numerous Venera probes, Pioneer Venus and Magellan.