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Revision as of 02:54, 18 October 2010
“ | Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go -- and he'll do plenty well when he gets there. | ” |
—Wernher von Braun, Time magazine, 1958 |
Venus | |
Planetary characteristics | |
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Orbit | 108,200,000 km from primary (mean) |
Diameter | 12,103.6 km (equatorial) |
Surface Gravity | 0.904g |
Year | 224.65 days |
Day | siderial: 243.02 days solar: 116.75 days retrograde |
Mean Temperature | 735°K (462°C) |
Atmosphere | 92 atm (CO2 96.5%, N2 3.5%) |
Water/Ice Index | 0% |
Population (2013) | 23,000 |
Political Affiliation | Crystal Millennium, Fenspace Convention |
Government | Direct Democracy; Constitutional Monarchy |
Capital | Crystal Tokyo |
Venus is very similar to Earth in size and mass - and so is sometimes referred to as Earth's sister planet - but Venus has a quite different climate. Venus' thick clouds and closeness to the Sun (only Mercury is closer) make it the hottest planet - much hotter than the Earth.
(Text courtesy NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for 16 May 2004)
In the Fennish perception, Venus is associated with the Senshi - the capital and largest city of Venus is Crystal Tokyo, and the local women's clothing stores all make a profit selling leotards and short skirts. But the planet is also home to other "grrl power" fandoms.
Rumours that some classically-inclined Fen plan to move asteroid 2002 VE68 from its Cytherean quasi-orbit into a true Cytherean orbit and rename it Neith are, so far, only rumours.
Contents
Known Places on or around Venus
The "Japan Cluster"
- Crystal Hiroshima
- Crystal Hiroshima Hospital
- Crystal Kyoto
- Crystal Sapporo
- one of the most noted breweries in Fenspace
- Crystal Osaka (destroyed in January 2013, during Operation Great Justice anti-zwilnick activity)
- genetic engineering base for the Venus Terraforming Project
- Crystal Tokyo (a.k.a. Castle Magellan)
The "Europe Cluster"
(Roughly 120 degrees west of the Japan Cluster)
- Crystal Paris
- primary Senshi drydock
The "Americas Cluster"
(Roughly 120 degrees east of the Japan Cluster)
- Crystal Seattle
- Crystal Titusville
- hydrocarbon extraction and refining plants