Terraforming Venus Quickly

P. Birch. (1991), JBIS, 44, pp.157-167

Refcode: 1991.44.157

Abstract:

Venus has long been thought of as Earth’s sister planet. In size and constitution it is very similar. It is a rocky planet, neither a gas giant nor a ball of ice. Consequently, its surface gravity is also Earthlike. For these reasons it is a prime candidate for future colonisation. Unfortunately, Venus differs from Earth in a number of important ways, which appear to make immediate colonisation without terraforming impracticable.