Venus

Venus is the second planet in orbit around Sol, with no natural satellites. Though a terrestrial planet with a dense atmosphere largely composed of carbon dioxide, Venus was once considered a candidate for human colonization, however no attempts were made to terraform the planet. By the 23rd century, the UEG had established a number of resource extraction operations on the planet's surface.
During the Battle for Earth in 2552, a Covenant battlecruiser crashed on Venus' surface after sustaining damage. The surviving crew were killed by the extreme heat and atmospheric pressure.
== Alternate realities ==
In an alternate reality where the Galactic Empire were the aggressors in the Great War, an Imperator-class battleship carrying samples of an unknown bilogical agent retreated into Venus' upper atmosphere in order to repair battle damage, but was destroyed by a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers with the aid of the New Republic's Phantom Squadron.
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