Venus
| Venus | |
|---|---|
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| Astrographical Information | |
| System | Alpha Sol System |
| Suns | Alpha Sol |
| Orbital Position | 225 days |
| Rotation Period | 243 Days |
| Orbital Period | 2 |
| Galaxy | Milky Way |
| Rim | Center Rim |
| Quadrant | Alpha |
| Grid Coordinate | N19 |
| Physical Information | |
| Class | Terrestrial |
| Diameter | 12,104 km |
| Societal Information | |
| Demonym | Venusian, Cytherean |
| Immigrated Species |
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| Population | 783 Thousand |
| Affiliation | |
Venus is the second closest planet to Alpha Sol. It is a terrestrial greenhouse world with an incredibly dense atmosphere that harbours extreme temperatures. It is the third-largest, third-most-massive and second-most dense of the terrestrial worlds. Unlike most planets (bar Mercury) it does not have any natural satellites. The planet does not harbor liquid oceans of any kind, including magma, as tectonic events are often dormant for hundreds of millions of years. Venus orbits 0.72 AU from the Sun, orbiting once every 224 Yatan days.
Despite its uninhabitable nature, it is home to several floating cities and facilities sitting up in its atmosphere, though structures on its inhospitable surface are not unheard of. It is unknown if Venus ever had native life in the past, but at this point in time any possible life has surely died out. Thanks to these floating structures, Venus has essentially become a resort world. While no terraforming has been done, the upper atmosphere of Venus provides comfortable conditions, with temperatures cooler than on the surface and with atmospheric pressure at tolerable levels. With the help of modern technology and monetary subsidisation from the Yatan-Theian Accord, several corporations have constructed sets of aerial cities unlike most other luxury settlements within the entirety of Human Space. Though, this extreme level of capitalism has lead to Venus' planetary government, the Republic of Venus, being highly corrupt and under the thumb of numerous competing corporations.
Notable aerial structures
Accord Venus Outpost
The Yatan-Theian Accord has a small base known as the Venus Outpost in the upper atmosphere of Venus. This base holds 1650 individuals. It mainly functions as a base for small spacecraft and research, as well as hosting the command centre for the 4th Defence Fleet.
Cythera City
Cythera City is the largest Aerial City in Venus, alongside being the first to be built. It is more "tame" than some other cities ran entirely by corporations, as Cythera also has a Accord-Backed Civil Government. Cythera has a population of 145 Thousand people. Cythera is home to a lot of commercial activity, including but not limited to;
- An EtherChem-run Gas Extraction Platform
- (others)
Resort Veneria
Resort Veneria is a large Resort City run by Miller, Patel and Lau Ltd. home to various hotels, casinos, and markets. Despite its commercial significance, Veneria has a fairly small permanent population of only 10 Thousand people.
Notable ground structures
Kraken Base
Kraken Base is a research institute situated on Venus' surface in the Nereid Chasm found in the San Guinevere highlands, allowing it to host a cool enough environment for ships to be able to relatively safely travel to and from there as the planet's foremost scientific institute.
