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I hope not. Living on or above Venus must suck, even for a microbe.
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I read an article back in college about how humans can live on Venus, but iirc only in the clouds where it is 70 degrees F average. The gravity would be the same as Earth, pressure same as Earth, and the clouds reflect most harmful radiation.

It would require balloon structures capable of remaining in the air. Still can't take off your suit outside due to toxins (sulfuric acid, CO2, etc), UV-B and UV-C exposure.

Not sure how maintenance would work but I would guess the SO2 can be used to recycle imported water like the ISS currently does. The CO2 atmosphere can also provide N2/O2 fuel to lift the balloons, gases lighter than CO2. The atmosphere is also good for producing carbon materials, so carbon fiber and graphene stuff. Sunlight is still a thing despite clouds so solar power for electricity. Besides that I dunno.

I've always felt that a Venus colony is more possible than a Martian colony but the stakes are too high rather than going to Mars and burrowing into a lava tube.
 
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