The Sun's tidal forces on Venus are only 2.6x the Sun's tidal forces on the Earth, which is less than the tidal forces we get from our moon. (This estimate ass

The Sun's tidal forces on Venus are only 2.6x the Sun's tidal forces on the Earth, which is less than the tidal forces we get from our moon. (This estimate assumes that tidal forces are proportional to 1/R^3 and that the orbital radius of Venus is 73% of Earth's)