# Why is Venus so Hot

The planet’s thick CO2-filled atmosphere is great at trapping heat. This creates a runaway greenhouse effect that makes Venus roughly 700°F (389°C) hotter than it would be otherwise. @NASAJPL's Dr. Amy Hofmann provides all the sizzling details. Explore more about Earth’s closest planetary neighbor: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/... Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: Daniel Salazar Credit: NASA

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA Headquarters
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Why_is_Venus_so_Hot.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Headquarters
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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