Venus

Venus
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
Atmosphere	Toxic
Primary Terrain	Volcanic
Average Surface Temperature (°C)	464 °C
Societal Information
Demonym	Venusian, Cytherean
Immigrated Species	Humans Narakamians Other Accord Species
Population	783 Thousand
Affiliation	Yatan-Theian Accord Theian Federation Planetary Union of Venus

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 lead to Venus' planetary government, the Republic of Venus, being highly corrupt and under the thumb of numerous competing corporations known for their various workers-rights abuses that eventually lead to the 'Venusian Uprising' against the Republic, which lead to the Republic submitting itself to the Theian Federation at the cost of their capitalistic ways being regulated in order to save their way of life from being moved towards communism.

Geography

Venus has no oceans, but still has a "sea level" - a semi-arbitrary elevation known as the "zero ground" used for the mapping and exploring of the planet. The surface is highly stratified, with both mountain ranges and valleys set within a planetwide lowland. The lowland and valleys can be thought of as Venus' "ocean", whereas all that rises above forms the "islands" and "continents" of the planet.

Venus has four main "continents" defined by their height above the zero ground: Aphrodite, Ishtar, Themis, and Phoebe. Other large "landmasses" include Guinevere, Meridia, Innana, and Metis.

Notable 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)

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.

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.