mjk45 said:
I feel the mystery adds to the interest also the history of the clouds and speculation on what lay under them, In my youth I discovered Edgar Rice Burroughs Venus and John Carter of mars books from the 1930's and even though both used the same template of earthman transported to another world and were almost narrative clones,I especially loved the Venus books with there tales of jungles with different nations and races of venusians living in huge tree cities. Now I understand with the discovery of its actual climate removing any hope of Mars type exploration,at least on any time scale smaller than centuries Venus is not a priority I like you hope Perseverance is a good sign of continued interest and they see the harsh climate as a positive challenge to overcome with the benefits obvious in tech like undersea exploration, better safety equipment and robotics for hazardous zones etc. |
The surface of Venus may be inhospitable (though not insurmountable for an unmanned mission) but exploring Venus's cloudy atmosphere where temperature and pressure are much more tolerable is an interesting possibility, it's even been theorized there is the potential for airborne microscopic life there.
