Quote Originally Posted by Leewei View Post
That said, ground temperature is far more constant, and solid matter holds far more heat than a gas at a similar temperature. According to Google, Venus is 10,000 times the mass of its atmosphere. Venus's atmosphere is about 100 times as massive as Earth's, for that matter. Surface area is similar to Earth, but the total amount of heat stored on this pizza oven of a planet is staggeringly high.
The Earth is flipping hot too. Lava comes out at about 1k Celcius. The temperature that needs to go at Venus is in the atmosphere, and maybe in the crust.