Comments on: Was Venus the First Habitable World of our Solar System?

By: Kudzu Bob

Kudzu Bob — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:33:31 +0000

Our sci-fi fantasies of ancient Martian canals and abandoned cities built by an extinct race have been cruelly taken from us, but it is pleasing to imagine that maybe, just maybe, Venus really did once possess steaming jungles inhabited by terrifying reptilian creatures.

By: Weltanschauung

Weltanschauung — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:17:44 +0000

Most of the planetary divinities have well-known adjectives ending in “al”: jovial, mercurial, martial. The inhabitants, as soon as there are any, will be Jovians, Mercurians, and of course Martians.

In the same way, inhabitants of Venus will be Venereans.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 20:20:29 +0000

I had the same thought, that an Andy Weir novel about settling Venus would be an obvious next step — only I assumed it would be called The Venusian.

By: Slovenian Guest

Slovenian Guest — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:58:02 +0000

I can already picture Andy Weir — The Venerian! (Of, relating to, or characteristic of the planet Venus) It practically writes itself…