Venus

Venus from space.

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Venus is the second planet of the Sol System located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. It was originally a hot D-Class world before becoming the temperate E-Class world we see today thanks to the use of terraforming.

## General

Venus is the hot spot vacation destination for many, for it has held culturally significance in human history throughout the entire spaces' history. Due to its proximity to the planet, along with its atmosphere reflecting most of the light that hit it back to Earth, its glow has enraptured the hearts of all who lived to see it, with it being the second brightest object in Earth's nighttime sky, after its respective moon, Luna. It is named after the Roman goddess of love, Venus, and its function in human society have reflected its namesake.

For much of human history, it was believed that their romantic lives were dictated by the phases of Venus, and during the modern age, Venus has become a favorite wedding and honeymoon destination for many. Thanks to this, it stands as the fourth most populace world in the Sol System.

Originally Venus was one of, if not the most inhospitable place in the Sol System for humans as it was once the hottest world in the whole of the star system, along with extreme pressures being inflicted on the surface. However humans would soon find that the upper atmosphere of the planet is almost identical to the conditions of their home planet, and they would construct many floating colonies across its skies. And once terraforming technologies were perfected, they would turn Venus into the fourth respective Eden in the Sol System.

Venus, very oddly, lacks any form of moon, both major or dwarf moon, though it may have had one in the distant past. This has caused many to desire that the planet have one, with some suggesting that the planet of Mercury be placed in orbit around the planet, but due to the importance of the planet's current position in the system, these have been denied. However, one of the first Ringworlds constructed by humanity, Proelio, would be placed in orbit around the planet, filling the moonless void left in the planet's wake.

## Geography

Before being terraformed, Venus' geography was an endless expanse of giant black colored volcanic rock, boiling in the crushing heat and surface pressure. Many massive shield volcanoes were spread far and wide as well, however most of them were inactive, only erupting very rarely. And thanks to the boiling heat of the planet's atmosphere, most asteroids headed for the surface were incinerated in mere moments, leaving the surface neigh craterless.

Now, the geography of Venus is molded after the most tropical locations on Earth, and as such, is filled with massive tropical rain forests, warm beaches with soft white sand, and endless grassy meadows of fertile land. The world has been modeled for human comfort in mind, so areas like deserts and tundras do not exist on the planet, making it a perfect world for most humans to thrive on.

Thanks to the beauty of the landmasses on the planet, most urbanization by the populace has been relegated to the oceans and skies of the planet, in order to protect the pristine land created, leaving sparsely placed idyllic villages and getaways on the picture perfect green soil. Thanks to the lack of human intervention, most of the planet's landmass has become tropical rainforests, as they can grow unabated.

As the planet is one of the few worlds in the Sol System to house natural tectonic plates, it is the only world beyond Earth to house natural continents. These include: Ishtar Terra, Aphrodite Terra, Beta Regio, and Alpha Regio respectively. After the planet was terraformed, a distinct fifth continent would be created, named Lada Terra after the region of the planet it was created on.

## Climate

As previously stated, Venus was once the hottest world in the Sol System, with an original average temperature of around four hundred and sixty-two degrees Celsius, making it much too hot for any Earth life to withstand. Along with the temperature itself, the overall climate of Venus was very hostile, with crushing surface pressures, sulfur dioxide clouds, and acid rain, making it seem like hell itself.

Once terraformed however, the climate of Venus would become pristine and calm, with low cool winds, warm rain, and an average surface temperature of around twenty-five degrees Celsius.

## Population

Venus has a population that dwarfs most colony worlds, with a population of around three trillion individuals, mostly made up of humans, with small pockets of other species here and there. This aforementioned populace is mostly clustered in the many massive floating cities across the planet's blue seas and skies.

The population is also usually made up of people of higher economic standing then most, as the planet's real estate costs are much more then other worlds in the Sol System, though this isn't always the case.

## Culture

Venus' overall culture of her populace is almost solely based around the preservation of the natural landscape created during the planet's terraforming process, as it serves as the main economic boon to the planet, since its scenic views are considered to be a a sort of galactic: *"tourist trap,"* with many flocking to the world to have the perfect honeymoon, away from the hustle and bustle of their respective home world.

Along with the preservation of the planet itself, a major force of the planet's culture is shared with that of the former Roman Empire, with many celebrations and practices being taken straight from the aforementioned ancient human civilization. Many who live there subscribe to the Roman pantheon of gods, with them often holding Venus in the highest standing for obvious reasons. As well they will attempt to hold true to certain tenants of the faith, such as the: *"Rules of Hospitality,"* first pioneered by the Greeks before them.

## Life

During humanity's early space age, many theorized that the upper atmosphere of planet Venus may have harbored microbiological lifeforms that floated across the sulfur dioxide clouds. However once human were wide spread across the planet, it was discovered that no known native life has ever existed on Venus.

During the planet's terraforming process, many tropical flora and fauna would be exported from planet Earth, as it was terraformed with tropical life in mind, and has subsequently flourished.

## History

### Formation and Ancient History

Venus would form alongside her sister-worlds in 4,576,000,000 BCE, when the planetary accretion disk created during the formation of their parent star, Sol, coalesced massive amounts of dust, bound together by gravity. As it formed, it was a hot hell world, cracked with volcanic activity criss-crossing across the entire young surface. However it would begin to slowly cool down from its formation, with it having vast oceans and a thick atmosphere by 3,500,000,000 BCE.

It would enjoy a temperate climate for many years, until' it would somehow have its orbit around Sol be perturbed ever so slightly, most likely caused by gravitational interactions with its sister-world of Earth. As it happened, it would be sent closer into the stars orbital plane, increasing the planet's temperature significantly. This would cause the planets oceans to evaporate, leading to a runaway greenhouse effect, blanketing the planet's atmosphere with thick clouds, trapping all heat inside of the planet, causing the former temperate world to boil into itself, becoming a hot D-Class world in 1,000,000,000 BCE.

### Human Colonization and Terraforming

Due to Venus' proximity to humanity's home planet of Earth, it has been known to the species throughout their entire existence, becoming an object of great folklore throughout the millennia. Thanks to this, during their respective early space age, Venus would become the first planet outside of Earth to be visited by the species. However due to the extremity of its environment and climate, they were unable to observe at a ground level for more then a few minutes at a time, requiring the use of orbital radar mapping.

As the technology of humanity advanced, they were able to create rovers that could withstand the extreme pressures and heat. Along with this, in the year, 2,125 CE massive floating colonies would be constructed across the planet's upper atmosphere, where it is very hospitable to human-life, the first of which would be the city of: *"Eros,"* named after the Greek Primordial deity of love, a naming theme that would carry over in all colonies established on the planet.

Throughout several more decades more and more colonies would be established in the skies of Venus, though the ground of the planet would be locked away from them for many years, only allowing for robotic missions to the surface. As technology advanced however, better pressurized suits would be developed, leading to the first manned mission to the planetary surface in 2,140 CE.

After the terraforming of other worlds throughout the Sol System, such as Luna and Mars, plans to terraform Venus would be purposed by many, but the practicality of this was harshly criticized, as the planet was a hell world, it didn't seem feasible to be able to turn it into an Earth-like terra world. However, thanks to advancements made in the field of cloning, countless microbiological lifeforms specifically designed to survive in the planet's upper atmosphere and to subsist on a diet of sunlight through photosynthesis were created in order to create an oxygen rich atmosphere, and they were sent into the atmosphere in 2,250 CE. Over time, oxygen would be introduced to the atmosphere both through the aforementioned method, as well as climate stabilizer that were used in the terraforming of other worlds, and by 2,500 CE, a thick blue atmosphere would be created, nearly identical to that of Earth.

Along with the atmosphere, these climate stabilizers would cool down the surface temperature, allowing for a survivable temperate climate to be created. Once the surface was sufficiently cooled, massive oceans, lakes, rivers and seas would be created across the surface, making the distinct continents of the planet stand out, as well as the fifth artificial continent, Lada Terra. Afterwards, tropical flora and fauna would be exported from planet Earth, filling the dead continents with countless lifeforms, turning each into an isolated oasis, terraforming the planet completely in 2,550 CE.

Several decades after the planet's terraforming, during the the Sol System's: "Ringworld Initiative." a massive ring world in orbit around Venus would begin construction in 2,589 CE, named: *"Proelio."* It was to be modeled directly after the newly terraformed Venus, and would finish construction by 2,630 CE, becoming the only: *"moon"* in orbit around the planet.