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Re:Venera: The Soviet Exploration of Venus by Klapaucius on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @01:53PM (#7635646)
At more than 90 bar, the lower atmosphere of Venus is basically made up of supercritical CO2, making it more or less a question of taste whether to call it an atmosphere or an ocean. Indeed, floating cities have been suggested as a way that man could actually live on the planet. High up in the atmosphere, the pressure and temperature would actually be quite livable.
Re:Venera: The Soviet Exploration of Venus by mhurron on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @03:46PM (#7636439)
And it could operate at the fringes of the Empire.
Re:Venera: The Soviet Exploration of Venus by mastry0da on Thursday April 24, 2014 @01:57PM (#7641790)
just small enough where the empire wouldn't bother...