10 Reasons Colonizing Venus is a Good Idea

In recent months, new research has come out suggesting that our historical love affair with Mars as a potential second home isn’t going to work out. From technological challenges related to radiation, gravity, water production, and human physiological and psychological problems that might arise due to prolonged isolation, it very much looks like Mars isn’t a good candidate for our second home...
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10. Gravity
9. The Surface is Relatively Calm
8. NASA’s Brilliant Cloud City Plan
7. Acid Ain’t No Problem
6. Acid and Carbon Dioxide as a Resource
5. It’s Close to Earth
4. Communication
3. There May Yet Be Life on Venus
2. Sky Balloon Vehicles and No Pressurization Needed
1. It May be Easier to Terraform

Source/Further reading:

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https://futurism.com/enough-about-mars-heres-how-we-could-terraform-venus

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