Eli5: Venus is the second planet from The Sun, Mercury is first. Why is Venus still the hotttest planet in the Solar System?

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Eli5: Venus is the second planet from The Sun, Mercury is first. Why is Venus still the hotttest planet in the Solar System?

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Venus has a greenhouse gas atmosphere, so it’s like being in a greenhouse. Mercury has no atmosphere so it’s like being in no house

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