Venus
By Brice P.
Imagine
for a second we are in the year 2112 and civilian planetary space travel is an
everyday event. Take a look at what a travel brochure might look like for your
favorite planet.
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Venus
is an extraordinary planet. You can find a lot of things to see on it. It has a
very big mountain called Maxwell. This mountain is the highest mountain on
Venus and reaches almost 11 kilometers (7 miles) above the average height of
the surface. One can compare this mountain to Mount Everest. Thanks to the dust
created by the high lava activity, people can ski on this mountain. A nice
lodge is waiting for you there.
Earth and
Venus: Twins
Venus
is about the size of the Earth. You can make a trip around Venus in 80 days in
our hot air balloon. You can rent a balloon for few dollars and make a very
nice trip.
A nice
show
Nowhere
else in the solar system does an atmosphere rotate some 60 times faster than
the solid body of the planet itself. The show created by the difference between
the rotation of the clouds and the rotation of the planet is very nice to see.
Just take a one of lounge chairs and gaze wondrously at this spectacle.
A Huge
Atmosphere
The atmosphere of Venus is very
dense. Meteors continually blaze through our atmosphere and create a galactic
light show that is entertaining and fascinating.
The Big
Canyon
One
can also find very big canyons on Venus too. One of these channels extends
nearly 7000 kilometers (4300 miles) and is the longest such feature ever
observed. It measures 230 km wide, and up to 4.5 km deep. You can also travel
above it by helicopter if you like a bird's eye view of its' brilliance.