Venus

Venus is the second closest planet to Alpha Sol. It is a terrestrial planet with a dense atmosphere that causes an extreme greenhouse effect, keeping its surface consistently boiling hot. Despite its uninhabitable nature, it is home to several floating cities and facilities sitting up in its atmosphere. 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. 
Because of 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 dominated by large 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 45 Thousand people.
Cythera is home to alot of commercial activity, including but not limited to:
* An EtherChem-run Gas Extraction Platform
=== 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 2 Thousand people.
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