Forget Mars — We Should Colonise Venus Instead

Colonising Venus is perfect for our needs and much easier to boot

Venus — a true hellscape

“Wait…what?” you might say.

“Kesh, Venus has a surface temperature of like 462 degrees Celsius (or 864 Fahrenheit for those playing along from The States).

Not to mention that the pressure on the surface is 92 times that of Earth — crushing anything that dare set foot on the planet — including probes.

Just what the hell are you thinking, man?”

I know…I know — but please just hear me out!

You see — the surface might be a burning hellscape but if you were to go about 50km up in the sky — you’ll find an area that is actually the most “earth-like” in the solar system.

In this “goldilocks zone” (where it’s not too hot or not too cold — but just right):

• Barometric pressure is almost the same as that of earth. This means you don’t need one of those clunky astronaut style pressure suits to step out of your spaceship. An oxygen tank and a relatively light suit that will shield your skin from the acidic air will do
• Temperature is between 20 degrees celsius through to 75 degrees and thus could be withstood by humans. If the weather is at the higher end of this…