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LIFE ON VENUS

You will be asked about the contradiction between the latest achievements of science and the statement of the “Letters of E.I.R.”, which speak of the existence of fish on Venus, at a time when, according to indisputable scientific data, the temperature on this planet excludes the possibility of the existence of water on it, and therefore fish. But this kind of doubt is fully consistent with the doubts that exist regarding our planet: we do not believe in the existence of the Subtle World, and the manifestation of subtle bodies, while there are countless evidence and most reliable photographs of “ghosts”.

You have read that Venus is now in her Seventh Circle and Seventh Race. This means that Venus is finishing its evolution. Relatively soon, a small star will appear near this planet - one of the comets, passing through the gravitational zone of Venus, will be captured by this planet and turn into its satellite. Eons will pass, and the satellite of Venus will grow, gradually turning into a large planet. Venus will shrink, move away from the new body and will gradually turn into a satellite, or Moon, of the New Venus.

In the same "Letters to E.I.R." there is a statement that our planet, now in its fourth circle, has approached the threshold of its Sixth Race, and that by the end of this race the present dense bodies will be completely replaced by a condensed astral. The new body has already been created, and most of the White Brotherhood employees located in Shambhala reside in it. It is said that experiments with the densified astral are the systematic beginning of the Sixth Race. Each planet has its own characteristics, but there are also general laws for the development of life on planets. The latter also includes the gradual decompression of bodies living on the planet.

Each visible planet is the fourth globe in the septenary chain of planets. The sevenfold chain, in addition to the physical globes, consists of two globes on the etheric plane, two on the Kama-rupic plane and two on the Kama-manasic plane. The evolution of the human stream moves along this chain, like a hand on a dial: the manifestation of life on a new planet begins with the appearance of the monads of the first race on the first globe. The stream of monads consists of seven classes. After this flow has passed through seven cycles - seven eras or seven races on the first globe, the monads move to the second globe, the sevenfold rotation on which allows them to acquire the necessary qualities to move to the third globe. The gradual condensation of the astral shells on this plane allows the monads to finally manifest themselves on the physical globe, where, in the first race, they resemble ghosts rather than physical beings. The reproduction of these bodies occurs in a way reminiscent of cell division. The second race is already acquiring the state of a condensed astral, and its reproduction changes: the presence of two principles is revealed in its bodies, in other words, the second race is a race of androgynes. Only in the third race does humanity divide into women and men, and for the first time does the present method of reproduction arise. Let us note that all other forms of life, as well as the elements, evolve along with man. The Earth's crust gradually becomes denser, and flora and fauna appear on it, corresponding to the temperature conditions of the eras, which are constantly changing towards cooling.

The description of evolution refers to the manifestation of the Fourth Circle on Earth. We know almost nothing about the evolution of the physical globe during the three previous circles, because it is not possible for present-day humanity to form an idea of the forms of those distant times. One can only, guided by the laws of analogy, imagine that somewhere around the middle of the third circle the earth’s crust reached its current state of hardness. We only know that at the beginning of our Fourth Circle, man was the first species of life to appear on Earth.

In the Fourth Race (Fourth Circle) the shells of the monads reached their greatest hardness or coarsening. The people were of enormous stature and successfully fought with the huge, brute animals of those eras. Gradually, the structure of the bodies became more refined, the growth decreased, until humanity of the fifth, our race, reached the present state.

If already in the FOURTH CIRCLE by the end of the SIXTH RACE people and animals will completely move into the state of the condensed astral plane, then it can be argued that in the seventh race they will completely disappear from the field of view of the physical eye, and cosmonauts similar to our current cosmonauts who arrived on Earth will state "complete absence of life on Earth." But what can be said about the seventh race of the Seventh Circle of the Earth? By that time, the state of the earth's crust will completely change. By that time, our Moon will completely disappear from our sky - it will dissolve in the Earth’s atmosphere, and the physical globe itself will be already prepared for the transition to the state of the Moon of a new planet.

Life on Venus exists; moreover, it is at its zenith. But, in accordance with the laws of evolution, it completely moved to the last globe of Venus. That physical globe, which is now being photographed by earthly devices, has been in a state of deep obscuration for many millions of years, even more than that, it is already completely dead, and there is not and cannot be any life on it. The fact is that when the flow of Monads leaves a globe, say, in the second circle, in order to return to it during the third spiral, then this globe plunges into deep sleep or the so-called state of obscuration. But when the globe is abandoned by the monads after they have completed the last circle, it dies forever.

We know that Mars is in a period of obscuration. A new life on it will not begin soon. Mercury begins to emerge from the state of obscuration, it enters its seventh cycle - it no longer has a legitimate Moon - it has long since dissolved in its atmosphere and given its matter to it. Deimos and Phobos are not moons, but satellites captured by the gravity of Mars during a catastrophe - the explosion of a planet located between Mars and Jupiter. During the explosion, these planets were close to the catastrophe and attracted pieces of the planetary body that flew into their zone of attraction. The latest photographs of the satellites of Mars, and especially the latest photograph of Phobos, very clearly confirm that Phobos is a piece of a collapsed planet. It is shapeless, and on part of its surface mountains similar to those of the moon are clearly visible.

While on Earth, you can visit distant worlds in your mental body. It was in the mental body that Urusvati visited the planet Venus and saw life on its seventh globe. To visit the sixth globe, she had to create a conductor for herself from the matter of the sixth globe. In order to penetrate physical Venus, she would have to clothe herself in the matter of the fifth globe and condense it so much that she would finally enter the surface of Venus, now being studied by science.

So, if our scientists discovered the fifth twin of Venus, they would shout to the whole world that there [is] no life there either. If they had discovered the sixth globe, they would have established themselves completely! Of course, as in our subtle worlds, all forms of life and matter have their equivalents and, of course, subtle water and subtle fish are only equivalents of physical water and physical fish, but our consciousness perceives these equivalents in those forms that can reflect these impressions .

Yes! On Venus there is no water, no fish, just as there is no other life, and at the same time on Venus there is life flowing vigorously in amazingly beautiful forms.

We must be careful when comparing life on Earth with life on distant worlds. Thus, it cannot be categorically stated that if at a temperature of 400 degrees Celsius the earth’s water would evaporate on Venus instantly, then perhaps the water of Venus can exist on this planet due to special conditions unknown on Earth. Maybe its chemical composition contains ingredients that keep it in a liquid state, despite 400 degrees Celsius.

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Why humans can't survive on Venus

Of course, at the moment Venus is not a place suitable for life. The planet has too much volcanic activity and constant greenhouse effects. These processes make the survival of living organisms on this planet almost impossible. The temperature of the red-orange surface of Venus reaches limits that can melt lead. What is happening on this planet and what it looks like for humanity from ancient times to the present day is comparable only to hell, nothing less. But what if we believe that human life on this planet is possible? What would humanity face when trying to populate it?

Considering the characteristics of the planets, Venus is often perceived as the twin sister of the Earth. The sizes and chemical composition of both cosmic bodies are almost the same. In addition, Venus has an atmosphere. This is what attracted the attention of space researchers from all over the world to the orange planet and the creation of programs to study it from European, Soviet and American space agencies since 1960.

In the early 1990s, the NASA-led Magellan spacecraft obtained radar data to display the 98% of Venus's topography that could not be seen due to very high cloud levels. Mountains, craters, thousands of volcanoes, rivers of lava up to 5,000 km in length, ring-shaped structures and unusual deformations of the terrain similar to a mosaic were discovered on the surface.

But plains were also discovered, and they, by the way, occupy two-thirds of the surface of Venus. These places can be designated as the only ones possible for the existence of the proposed life.

However, walking on the plains of Venus, to put it mildly, would not seem pleasant to a person. There is no water on the surface of the planet because it is subject to the constant greenhouse effect. Its atmosphere is oversaturated with heat-trapping carbon dioxide, causing the temperature above the crust to reach about 465 degrees Celsius.

The mass of Venus is approximately 91% of the mass of Earth, so jumps on the planet are possible a little higher and objects weigh a little lighter. But due to the thickness of the atmospheric layer and its resistance, a person’s movements would become much slower, approximately the same as if he were in water. Speaking of water. The atmospheric pressure that a person would experience on Venus is comparable to the pressure that he would experience while being at a depth of 914 meters below sea level.

In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have considered many different options. For example, Mars has geological features that suggest it once had liquid water, one of the basic conditions for life.

Scientists are also studying Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, and Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto as possible harbors for life in icy oceans.

Now, scientists have returned to an old idea that promises a new perspective in the search for life beyond Earth: life on Venus, or more precisely in the clouds of Venus.

In a paper published March 30 in the journal Astrobiology, an international team of researchers led by planetary scientist Sanjay Limaye of the University of Wisconsin examines Venus' atmosphere as a possible habitat for extraterrestrial microbial life.

"Venus has had plenty of time to evolve life on its own," Limay explains, noting that some models suggest Venus once had suitable climate conditions and liquid water on its surface for 2 billion years. "It's much longer than on Mars."

On Earth, terrestrial microorganisms, mostly bacteria, can enter the atmosphere, where they have been found alive at altitudes of up to 41 kilometers by scientists using specially equipped balloons from NASA's Ames Research Center, according to study co-author David Smith.

There is also a growing catalog of microbes that are known to live in incredibly harsh environments on our planet, including the hot springs of Yellowstone, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and the toxic sludge of polluted areas and lakes around the world.

“On Earth, we know that life can thrive in very complex environments, can feed on carbon dioxide and produce sulfuric acid,” says Rakesh Mogul, a professor of biological chemistry at California State Polytechnic University. He notes that the cloudy, very dense and acidic atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide and water droplets containing sulfuric acid.

The idea of possible life in the clouds of Venus was first raised in 1967 by biophysicist Harold Morowitz and famous astronomer Carl Sagan. Decades later, planetary scientists David Grinspoon, Mark Bullock and their colleagues expanded on this idea.

Supporting the view that the atmosphere of Venus may be a suitable niche for life, a series of space probes on the planet launched between 1962 and 1978 showed that temperature and pressure conditions in the lower and middle parts of the Venusian atmosphere between 40 and 60 kilometers - would not interfere with microbial life.

It is known that the surface conditions on the planet are very inhospitable - temperatures reach 460 degrees Celsius and pressure 90 atmospheres.

Sanjay Limaye, who conducts his research as a NASA scientist on the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki mission to Venus, wanted to revisit the idea of studying the planet's atmosphere after a chance meeting at a seminar with paper co-author Grzegorz Slowik of Poland's University of Zielona Gora.

Slovik told him about bacteria on Earth with light-absorbing properties similar to those unidentified particles that make up the unexplained dark spots seen in the clouds of Venus. Spectroscopic observations, especially in ultraviolet light, indicate that the dark spots are composed of concentrated sulfuric acid and other unknown light-absorbing particles.

These dark spots have been a mystery since they were first discovered by ground-based telescopes nearly a century ago, Limaye says. They were studied in more detail during the flights of automatic probes to the planet.

“Venus shows some occasional dark, sulfur-rich patches, with contrasts of up to 30-40 percent in ultraviolet and muted in longer wavelengths of light. These spots persist for several days, constantly changing their shape and size,” says Limaye.

The particles that make up the dark spots are almost the same size as some bacteria on Earth, although the instruments that have studied Venus' atmosphere to date cannot distinguish between organic and inorganic materials.

The spots could be something similar to the algae blooms that typically occur in Earth's lakes and oceans - only they would develop in Venus' atmosphere.

Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform (VAMP).
Image: Northrop Grumman

In the hunt for extraterrestrial life, planetary atmospheres other than Earth remain largely unexplored.

One opportunity for studying Venus's clouds, Limaye says, is on the drawing board: VAMP, or Venus Atmospheric Maneuverable Platform, a craft that flies like an airplane but floats like an airship and can stay aloft in the planet's cloud layer for up to a year to collect data and samples.

Such a platform could include meteorological, chemical sensors and spectrometers, Limay says. She can also carry a special type of microscope that can identify living microorganisms.

“To really know, we need to study the clouds in situ,” the scientists say. "Venus could be an exciting new chapter in the exploration of extraterrestrial life."

Scientists remain hopeful that such a chapter can be opened, as there are currently discussions about NASA's possible participation in the Russian Roscosmos Venera-D mission, which is scheduled for the late 2020s. Current plans for Venera-D could include an orbiter, landing pad and ground station built by NASA, as well as a maneuverable aerial platform.

More information: Sanjay S. Limaye et al. Venus’ Spectral Signatures and the Potential for Life in the Clouds, Astrobiology (2018). DOI: 10.1089/ast.2017.1783

Life appears to have been found on Venus. Or something very similar to it, moving, changing shape. Unique footage of Venusian “residents” under the code names “bird”, “disc”, “scorpion” were taken in the 70-80s of the last century by the Soviet devices “Venera-9” and “Venera-13”! And only 30 years later they were declassified by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as if giving themselves such an original gift for their 50th anniversary. MK learned about the strange findings from Leonid Ksanfomality, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics from the IKI RAS, the author of the decoding of footage from Venus.

“We do not like the interpretation of these results as signs of life on the planet. However, we cannot find another explanation for what we see in the panoramas of the surface of Venus,” this is how one of its two authors, Candidate of Sciences Yuri Gektin, formulated the topic of the television experiment on the Venus spacecraft back in 1982. But then, in the 80s, alas, that’s how it all ended with Ksanfomality’s article in the Astronomical Bulletin. The scientific community firmly stood its ground: at +500 Celsius and a pressure of 87–90 atmospheres, life cannot exist. Everything that refuted this dogma was considered unscientific and had no right to exist. And work on deciphering the first films from Venus was sent to the very box.

I wouldn’t say that we have given up,” says Xanfomality. - We turned to old data again and again as processing tools improved. And the most significant discoveries were made two or three years ago.

- Well, finally, tell us about these “objects”.

The earliest discoveries began to come from Venera 9, which landed on the planet of the same name, in 1975. In the very first panorama transmitted by the device, the attention of several groups of experimenters was attracted by a symmetrical object resembling a sitting bird with an outstretched tail. Geologists cautiously called it “a strange rock with a rod-like protrusion and a lumpy surface.” “The Stone” was discussed in the final collection of articles “The First Panoramas of the Surface of Venus” edited by Mstislav Keldysh and in a weighty volume of the international publication “VENUS”. He became interested in me on October 22, 1975 - immediately, as soon as the tape with the panorama crawled out of the bulky phototelegraph apparatus at the Evpatoria Center for Deep Space Communications. The strange “bird” object was symmetrical relative to the longitudinal axis, its entire surface was covered with strange growths, and some kind of symmetry could also be seen in their position. To the left of the object protruded a long straight white process, under which a deep shadow was visible, repeating its shape. The white appendage is very similar to a straight tail. On the opposite side, the object ended in a large white rounded protrusion, similar to a head. The entire object rested on a short thick “paw”. True, in the eight minutes that passed before the camera lens returned to the object (it scanned the entire visible surface of the planet), it did not change its position at all.

- But then there were other objects?

Then the information came from the Venera 13 and Venera 14 missions in 1982. Thus, Venera 13 gave us an image of a strange “disk” changing its shape. The “disc” has a regular shape, apparently round, about 30 cm in diameter and resembles a large shell. In the first two frames (32nd and 72nd minutes), the appearance of the “disk” almost did not change, but at the end of the 72nd minute a short arc appeared in its lower part. On the third frame (86th minute) the arc became several times longer, and the “disk” began to divide into parts. At the 93rd minute, the “disk” disappeared, and in its place a symmetrical light object of approximately the same size appeared, formed by numerous V-shaped folds - “chevrons”. After 26 minutes, on the last frame (119th minute), the “disk” has completely recovered and is clearly visible. Thus, five frames demonstrate a complete cycle of changes in the shape of the “disk”.

But perhaps the most important “object” found in the footage transmitted from Venera 13 was an object code-named “scorpion”. He appeared around the 90th minute along with the half-ring adjacent to him on the right. What first attracted attention to him was, of course, his strange appearance. "Scorpio" is about 17 cm long and has a complex structure reminiscent of terrestrial insects or arachnids. Its shape cannot be the result of a random combination of dark, gray and light points. The “scorpion” image consists of 940 dots; the probability of such a structure being formed due to a random combination of dots is low. In other words, the possibility of a “scorpion” accidentally appearing is excluded. In addition, it casts a clearly visible shadow, and therefore it is a real object and not an artifact. A simple combination of points cannot cast a shadow.

Now about the dynamics of the appearance of the “scorpion”. The impact of the apparatus on the soil during landing caused the destruction of the soil at a depth of approximately 5 cm and threw it in the direction of lateral movement, covering the surface. In the first image (7th minute), a shallow groove approximately 10 cm long is visible in the ejected soil. In the second image (20th minute), the sides of the groove have risen and its length has increased to approximately 15 cm. In the third image (59th minute) a regular “scorpion” structure became visible in the groove. Finally, at the 93rd minute, the “scorpion” completely emerged from the 1–2 cm thick layer of soil that had covered it. At the 119th minute, it disappeared from the frame and is absent from subsequent images.

- The wind couldn't have blown it away?

We considered this option. Wind speed has been measured in many experiments and has been estimated to range from 0.3 to 0.48 m/s. Such speed could hardly move the object. Another likely reason for the disappearance of the "scorpion" could be that it moved.

- What methods did you use when working?

During processing, we used the simplest and “linear” methods - adjusting brightness, contrast, blurring or sharpening. Any other means - retouching, adjusting or using some version of Photoshop - were completely excluded.

Well, our scientists, as always, are modest in their repertoire, a little shy about the glory that is about to fall upon them. Even now, after so many years, they either pretend or really underestimate the results obtained. Judge for yourself: the director of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Lev Zeleny, accidentally mentioned the moving “objects” discovered by Ksanfomality and other employees of the institute at a press conference on Monday, without attaching much importance to them. In this case, we can only recall the well-known aphorism that new ideas in science usually go through three stages: 1. What stupidity! 2. There is something in this... 3. Well, who doesn’t know this!

Venus is a planet in the solar system (second after Mercury, hereinafter referred to as Earth), named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love. It is one of the brightest space objects along with the Earth and the Moon. This planet, of course, did not go unnoticed by scientists, who at one time thought about the questions: is life possible on Venus? This topic interests many astronomy enthusiasts. So, what are the conditions for survival on Venus?

Brief information about Venus

There is probably no person who does not know what Venus is. This planet is the sixth largest among all other planets. The distance to Venus from the Sun is more than 108 million kilometers. Its air mainly contains gases: carbon dioxide and nitrogen, while on Earth there is the most oxygen, which allows living organisms to exist. Also on Venus, the clouds are composed of sulfuric acid (namely, sulfur dioxide), which makes the surface difficult to see with the normal human eye, meaning it becomes invisible. The average temperature on Venus is much higher than on Earth: 460 degrees Celsius, while on Earth it is only 14 degrees Celsius. That is, Venus can compete and even surpass the hottest desert of our planet in temperature. It should be noted that the dense air shell of Venus creates a strong greenhouse effect, which causes the temperature to rise due to thermal energy generated as a result of heating gases.

The first attempts to explore Venus

Soviet scientists, having assessed the advantages of the planet Venus over other cosmic bodies (for example, Mars, which US astronomers were seriously interested in), decided to take up its exploration. Already in February 1961, the Venus program was created, according to which it was planned to send spacecraft to the planet to survey the entire surface. The program existed for twenty long years.

First flight

The atmosphere of Venus was first discovered in 1761 by the famous Russian naturalist Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. As mentioned earlier, Soviet scientists became interested in this mysterious planet already in 1961. They made many attempts (namely, about 10) to send spaceships there in order to determine the conditions for life. They explored both the surface of the planet and its surroundings. However, scientists have not been able to find out reliable facts about temperature and pressure on Venus. What flights to Venus have been carried out?

Soviet scientists launched the first automatic interplanetary station to the planet on February 8, 1961, but they failed to achieve the goal: the upper stage did not turn on. The second attempt to launch a spacecraft called Venera 1 was a great success, and on February 12, 1961, it set course for Venus. After spending more than 3 months in space, the interplanetary station lost contact with the hot planet on February 17. According to scientists' guesses, it flew one hundred thousand kilometers from Venus on May 19. The launches of spacecraft to Venus did not stop there. On August 8, 1962, Mariner 2, launched by NASA, went into space. On December 14 of the same year, he successfully circled the entire planet. Everything took 110 days from the moment the ship was launched. Finally, a spacecraft called ESA Venus Express was launched on November 9, 2005. It took him 153 days to reach the planet. This was the last flight to Venus.

How long does it take to fly to Venus?

The distance to Venus, counting from Earth, ranges from 38 to 261 million kilometers. The time it takes to fly depends on the speed of the spacecraft and the trajectory along which it moves. Consequently, no one can give an exact answer to the question of how long it is to fly to Venus. As mentioned earlier, several spacecraft were launched towards the planet, and each of them took a different amount of time to reach the surface of Venus (Mariner 2 - 110 days, Venus Express - 153 days).

Terraforming Venus

This is a change in climate, environmental conditions of the planet (temperature, air composition) so much as to turn it into a place suitable for living organisms.

For the first time, Soviet scientists became seriously interested in terraforming this hot planet. They developed many ideas and made several attempts to study Venus, both its surface and its surroundings. Working for 20 years, scientists learned many facts about this planet (for example, what Venus really is and what conditions are on it), which destroyed all their plans for the possibility of human exploration of this planet. No attempt is being made at this time. It is unknown whether it will be possible in the future to terraform Venus in 200-300 years.

Methods

Below are methods on how to terraform Venus:

Reducing the Venusian day (117 Earth days) by bombarding the planet with asteroids, which, moreover, will fill Venus with water. For this, according to futurologists, water-ammonia asteroids from the Kuiper belt can be used (comets can also be useful).
By synthesizing water from atmospheric and carbon dioxide, it is also possible to solve the problem of Venusian drought and provide the planet with water resources.
An ice block with a diameter of 600 kilometers must fall on Venus to spin the planet and artificially irrigate it with water.
Water bombardment can dilute the dangerous sulfur clouds that envelop the entire planet. Such an installation will turn the acid into a salt, while also releasing hydrogen. However, solving one problem entails another. The raised clouds of dust will definitely cause a nuclear winter on Venus. Therefore, you need to be prepared for anything.
Since the temperature on the surface of the planet is 4-5 times higher than the boiling point of water, Venus must first be cooled. This can be achieved by placing colossal screens between the sun and Venus at the Lagrange point (between two massive bodies), where an object with negligible mass can be located without experiencing any influence from these bodies other than gravitational ones. But this equilibrium is very unstable, so the location of the screens must be constantly changed.
The planet's temperature can be lowered by turning part of the atmosphere into dry ice - solid carbon dioxide.
Introducing algae (chlorella, cyanobacteria) onto the planet, which absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and reduce the greenhouse effect, could also help cool Venus and lower atmospheric pressure. The American scientist Carl Sagan was interested in this.

Why do they think about this?

Terraforming Venus is attractive in the following ways:

Venus is not far from Earth, although it is closer to the sun.
Venus has characteristics close to those of Earth (mass, diameter, gravitational acceleration), which is why it is also called Earth’s twin sister.
Solar energy on a hot planet is also a positive boon for its terraforming, as it can improve energy development.
Venus is believed to have a lot of solids, such as uranium, which are useful resources.

Current conditions on the planet

Venus's temperature is 460 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest planet in the solar system.
The surface pressure is 93 atmospheres.
The gas composition of the planet: 96% is carbon dioxide, the remaining 4% is nitrogen, carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), oxygen and water vapor.

Why is it difficult for modern man to survive on Venus?

Despite possible attempts to create the necessary conditions for living organisms to live on Venus, humans will practically not be able to live there. This is due to several reasons:

Very high surface temperature of Venus (about +460 degrees Celsius). Having become accustomed to the temperature of the Earth (+14 degrees), a person will simply burn out.
The pressure on Venus is about 93 atmospheres, while on Earth the atmospheric pressure at sea level is usually taken as only 1 atmosphere (or, as meteorologists say, 760 mm Hg).
On Venus, a person will have nothing to breathe. Unlike Earth, which is rich in oxygen, Venus is rich in carbon dioxide and nitrogen, which the human lungs cannot handle.
On a hot planet there is practically no water necessary for the human body. However, it can be delivered there artificially.
Venus rotates in the opposite direction compared to the Earth, so day and night are not the usual 24 hours, but 58.5 Earth days, which is very inconvenient.
Since Venus is much closer to the Sun than the Earth, the radiation level is increased. And as you know, it can cause cancer and other dangerous fatal diseases in humans.

What Venus should be like after terraforming

A planet suitable for living organisms must have a warm climate with normal humidity. It should also have an average temperature of about twice the average temperature of the Earth, which is about 26 degrees Celsius. The change of day and night coincides with the earth's: 24 hours - 1 day. Water-ammonia comets and asteroids should supply the planet with water. It is planned to use nanorobots that convert carbon dioxide and other toxic substances and replace them with oxygen, which is more necessary for the respiration of living organisms.

Settlement on Venusian clouds

The plan to terraform Venus never achieved the expected results and was cancelled. However, scientists were inspired by another idea: is it possible to master the clouds of Venus if living organisms cannot survive on its surface? The clouds, about 10 kilometers thick, are located at an altitude of 60 kilometers from the surface of the planet. Scientists launched the Venera-4 apparatus, which discovered that the temperature on the cloud layer is -25 degrees Celsius, which is quite acceptable for the human body: you can at least dress warmly, while temperatures of more than 400 degrees will not save anything. Moreover, the pressure on the clouds of Venus is approximately the same as on Earth, and ice crystals may well serve as sources of water. Only to obtain oxygen you will need a special mask with a unit for chemically supplying the body with gas for breathing. True, there is no solid surface on the Venusian cloud layer, which can cause minor inconvenience. It was even planned to create drifting airship stations for the first settlers on Venus. One of the magazines even published an approximate photo of such a device. It was presented in the form of a huge platform with a spherical transparent multilayer shell.

Unfortunately, this idea never found its application. The reason for this was the following: scientists sent a couple more spacecraft to Venus, which discovered a large number of electrical discharges in the cloud layer of the planet - more than a thousand lightning bolts pierced the atmosphere at the time when Venera-12 attempted to land. After some time, another reason for the impossibility of developing Venusian clouds was discovered: very strong winds that could instantly destroy a drifting airship. After this, several more stations were sent, thanks to which scientists were able to obtain more information about Venus. These data convinced them that the exploration of a hot planet was beyond the power of humans. As a result, terraforming attempts were abandoned, so the possibility of life on Venus was rejected.