Venus
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| Venus | |
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| Planetary characteristics | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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Known Places on or around Venus
The "Japan Cluster"
- Crystal Hiroshima
- Crystal Hiroshima Hospital
- Crystal Kyoto
- an Artemis Foundation administrative office
- 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
- Shadowrun Fen home base
- Pike's Crystal Place Market (which has a hot dog stand with Damn Fine Kosher Dogs)
- three Starbucks
- a Seattle's Best
- two Bigfoot Java stands
- Dream Park
