PSA -- Never visit the surface of Venus....

[JEDIYoda]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/heres-why-never-ever-visit-185800476.html

 

[Red Squirrel]

Interesting, I always kinda wonder why we put so much effort on exploring Mars and not Venus. That's why, apparently.

 

[nakedfrog]

Am I the only one that paid attention when we talked about Venus in science class?

 

[vi edit]

Am I the only one that paid attention when we talked about Venus in science class?

LOL. No kidding. I've known for 30 years that it was basically a burning ball of rock with a cloud of acid and sulfur surrounding it.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Well..there go my vacation plans

 

[Fritzo]

Interesting, I always kinda wonder why we put so much effort on exploring Mars and not Venus. That's why, apparently.

BUT...the higher atmosphere above Venus is intriguing. The planet is the closest to Earth, and in it's higher atmosphere it's about 70F, there's a lot of water vapor, and the pressure is about the same as Earth. We could put a floating observatory there and it would actually be fairly easy to operate- the planet would shield most of the radiation, the moderate temperatures mean less energy requirements, and it's position relative to the sun means a lot of available solar power.

There's even talk of microbial life floating in those clouds...

 

[FerrelGeek]

LOL. No kidding. I've known for 30 years that it was basically a burning ball of rock with a cloud of acid and sulfur surrounding it.

Exactly this!

 

[Thebobo]

That link takes me to garbage.

 

[nakedfrog]

BUT...the higher atmosphere above Venus is intriguing. The planet is the closest to Earth, and in it's higher atmosphere it's about 70F, there's a lot of water vapor, and the pressure is about the same as Earth. We could put a floating observatory there and it would actually be fairly easy to operate- the planet would shield most of the radiation, the moderate temperatures mean less energy requirements, and it's position relative to the sun means a lot of available solar power.

There's even talk of microbial life floating in those clouds...

SciShow clip about this (pretty brief)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZpN7hd1ybI

 

[Thebobo]

She has some rosey cheeks

 

[IronWing]

Elwin Ransom says, "Been there, done that, got the t-shirt."

 

[SunnyD]

And now you know why women are from Venus.

 

[Thebobo]

And a planet with its own Music Video..

 

[ElFenix]

you'll get cold hands, warm heart if you orbit venus