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| + | Any elementary school student should be well aware that {{W|Venus}} is the second planet of the {{W|Solar System}}. Covered by thick clouds of sulfuric acid, an average surface temperature greater than planet Mercury, a surface pressure which more resembles those found at the bottom of the oceans of Earth, and a surface covered in volcanoes and lava fields; it's safe to say that Venus is a prime definition of Hell. Given all the exploration which has taken place over the past 50 years, it might be hard to believe that at one point many artists and writers had a very different view of the planet. A living planet covered in oceans, jungles, and exotic creatures. In short, they saw a planet that lived up to Venus' namesake: the {{W|Venus (mythology)|goddess of beauty and love}}, Earth's sister planet. |
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| − | Planet {{W|Venus}} has captivated the people of Earth for millennia. Aside from the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest star in the night sky, and was one of the original planets noted by early astronomers. Named after the {{W|Venus (mythology)|goddess of love and beauty}}, the planet has always been believed to be a place that its name represented (our Sister Planet). During the early years of modern day astronomy, the discover that the planet had an atmosphere, covered by clouds, and maybe had a moon of its own. These discoveries would lead many to believe that underneath the clouds was a watery world of beautiful maidens and lush rainforests, a place truly worthy of its namesake. |
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| + | Despite its bad reputation, it is currently believed that at one point in its history, the planet likely had oceans of water, which simply evaporated due to the planet's closer proximity to the Sun. It has also been theorized that Venus was impacted by larger bodies during its formation (a similar collision on the Earth is believed to have helped form the Moon). With all this chaos affecting the early Solar System, it makes one wonder what would've happened to a planet with the slightest change. What if such a change took place at the rock that would become planet Venus. What if the planet followed a similar path as its sister planet. What would happen to humanity. What would happen if we had a '''''Venusian Haven'''''? |
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| − | When technology was advanced enough for humans to get an up and personal look at the planet, the humans of Earth were disappointing to find out that Venus was nothing like Earth, but rather an "Evil Twin" of Earth. It was discovered that atmosphere was a giant greenhouse, causing the surface temperature to rise to 900 degrees Fahrenheit. The surface appeared to be volcanic, the atmosphere so pressurized that it could crush a human flat, and the clouds that covered the planet were filled with sulfuric acid. With more interesting destinations in our solar system, humans turned their backs on Venus. It wouldn't be until the planet could be further studied in detail that it was discovered that the planet does have a lot of Earth-like qualities. The diameter is almost the same as Earth, and the terrain of the surface has had many astronomers believe that early in the planet's history, it was indeed Earth-like with oceans and possibly life. Even today, some astronomers believe there might be sulfur-eating bacteria that may float in the Venusian atmosphere. |
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| − | But imagine an alternate timeline where the evolution of Venus went an entirely different direction. What if the planet was able to form more Earth-like qualities, allowing for Venus to truly form into our "Sister Planet." What if we really had a '''Venusian Haven''' to call our own. |
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== Point of Divergence == |
== Point of Divergence == |
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| + | Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a {{W|protoplanet}} (roughly the size of {{W|Mars}}) {{W|Giant impact hypothesis|collides}} into {{VH|Venus}}. The angle of impact flips the planet upside down. The leftover material which remains in orbit eventually would coalesce into a moon roughly one-quarter the size of the planet. This new moon forms at a stable orbit, allowing it to gradually move away from Venus over billions of years. The moon's gravity pulls on Venus' rotation, causing it to speed up to be the same as the moon's orbital period (though the two bodies wouldn't remain synchronized as the moon moves further and further). |
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| − | '''See Main Article:[[ Timeline (Venusian Haven)| Timeline (Venusian Haven)]]''' |
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| − | Because the discovery of the planets take place over the millennium and before that, this timeline has several [[POD|points of divergence]] (PODs) that are worth noting. |
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| − | * '''4.5 billion years ago''': A {{W|protoplanet}} collides with early Venus. Similar to what {{W|Giant impact hypothesis|happened to early Earth}}, a moon was able to form around Venus. The impact was strong enough (and at the right angle) to cause the planet to flip upside-down, and giving the planet a much faster rotation. The moon that forms would gradually move away from the planet (as was the case with our moon), causing a stabilization with the axial tilt of Venus. The gravitational affects would also help to stabilize the weather systems of early Venus, allowing equal distribution of heat and cooling across the atmosphere. Excluding the billions of years that would follow, Venus would eventually evolve into an Earth-like planet, teaming with life.<ref>I would like to make a note that I came across an interesting article. The article ("[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006DPS....38.0703A Why Venus has No Moon]") makes a proposal that Venus did have a moon for a short while, but the orbit was not stable enough to move away from the planet. In short, the moon collides with Venus shortly after forming. This was proposed as a solution to why Venus is upside-down and has a day longer than its year. Whether or not this may be the case, I just wanted to make note of it.</ref> |
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| − | * '''17th century AD''': Astronomer {{W|Galileo Galilei}} would become the first person to view Venus in greater detail. He would observe that the planet went threw similar phases as the Moon did. He would also make note that there appeared to be another crescent that seemed to accompany Venus. Galileo would become the first human to spot Venus's moon. It wouldn't be until the 1670s that astronomer {{W|Giovanni Domenico Cassini}} would study the moon in greater detail. It wouldn't be until the 1880s that the name ''{{VH|Neith}}'' became mainstream for the moon's name. |
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| − | * '''1922''': American astronomers {{W|Charles Edward St. John}} and {{W|Seth B. Nicholson}} would observe the spectral characteristics of Venus' atmosphere. The astronomers would detect nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor in the atmosphere. This discovery confirmed Swedish chemist {{W|Svante Arrhenius}}' belief that the clouds of Venus were made of water (as was on Earth). |
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| − | * '''1962''': ''{{W|Mariner 2}}'' flybys Venus (the first ever to do so). The probe would detect that the planet had temperature similar to the equatorial regions of Earth. Despite the fact that Venus had a thicker could structure than Earth, the images sent back would amaze Earthlings, as some of the surface features could be seen from orbit, revealing the possibility that the planet was covered in oceans and continents. |
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| − | * '''1970''': ''{{W|Venera 7}}'' becomes the first probe to ever land on Venus. The images sent back shock the world, as the first ever oceans of another planet were confirmed. Despite the fact that the probe landed in water, the biggest surprise was what appeared to be trees and possibly flying animals. Later ''Venera'' probes would confirm life. |
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| − | * '''Soviet Union''': With the Soviets leading the way to Venus, Soviet patriotism and economic growth will lead to a stronger USSR. When Gorbachev takes office in 1985, all that would be needed were political reforms. Today, the CPSU no longer runs the country, but is still a major political party, the republics have more sovereignty on their own affairs, and the economy is one of the greatest in the world. |
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| − | * '''Iraq:''' With the realization that there was a planet that could have been colonized, dictator Saddam Hussein would focus more on the colonization of Venus and instead of pouring money into the army, would do so to the Iraqi Space Agency. |
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| − | * '''N1 rocket''': With not just the desire to beat the Americans to the Moon, the USSR would put more funding into their N1 rocket. Though still having flaws from the ''Saturn V'' rocket, the Soviet ''Raskat'' rocket (as the N1 would be called upon its success) would be able to get the Soviets off the Earth. |
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| − | * '''Life?''': Yes, Venus has a wide ecology of bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. |
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| − | ** '''Plants''': Venusian plants are similar to plants of the rain forests of Earth. Venus also has a wide population of carnivorous plants, some big enough to eat a person if one were foolish enough to get in their path. |
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| − | ** '''Animals''': Venusian animals are quite similar to Earth's. Because of Venus' similar conditions, most Venusian animals look and act like Earth animals. In comparison to Earth (which has a wide mammalian population), Venus has a wider arthropodian population, with insects as large as small mammals on Earth. Despite this, a large population of reptilians and mammalians also exist on Venus. |
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| − | ** '''Civilization''': No Venusian species has evolved to the point of intelligence that early humans went through. This leaves Venus open for human colonization. |
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| − | * '''{{VH|Timeline}}''' |
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| − | * '''{{VH|Venus}}''' |
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| − | * '''{{VH|Neith}}''' |
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| − | * {{VH|Nations}} |
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| − | * {{VH|Animals}} |
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| − | ** {{VH|Strack}} |
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| − | * {{VH|People}} |
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| − | * {{VH|Wars}} |
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| − | == Recent additions Edit Recent additions == |
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| − | === Recently Confirmed Additions (Canon) === |
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| + | [[File:Cometflood.jpg|thumb|left|An artists rendering of the formation of Venus.]] |
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| − | * {{VH|Venus Treaty}} |
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| − | * {{VH|New Quebec}} |
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| + | Over the next four billion years, Venus gradually begins to cool and water begins to settle across the planet. The moon's tidal pull helps to keep Venus internally active, allowing a magnetic field to remain strong and protecting the surface from the radiation produced by the Sun. As the eons go on, a combination of weather and interplanetary sharing allow amino acids to be produced, which would later form the building blocks for life. Evolution would progress the diversity of life on Venus, which would experience periods of extinction and rebirth. |
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| − | === Work in Progress (Proposal) === |
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| + | Today, Venus is a world of oceans and continents, full of exotic lifeforms. There are now two planets in the Solar System which experience the formation of life. |
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| − | * {{VH|Buffalo}} (September 09,2011) |
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| − | * {{VH|Fibikuo}} (September 05, 2011) |
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| − | * {{VH|Federated States of Ishtar}} (July 26, 2011) |
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| − | * {{VH|New Florida}} (July 13, 2011) |
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| − | * {{VH|Leda}} (August 12, 2010) |
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| − | * {{VH|Venusian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic}} (March 11, 2011) |
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| − | * {{VH|New Scotland}} (November 20, 2010) |
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| − | * {{VH|New Palestine}} (November 20, 2010) |
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| − | * {{VH|British colonization of Venus}} (August 27, 2010) |
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| − | * {{VH|Soviet colonization of Venus}} (August 19, 2010) |
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| + | This timeline is open for anybody who shows interest in joining. Before you consider getting started, it is highly recommended that you get acquainted with the {{VH|Editorial Guidelines|editorial guidelines}} of the timeline. |
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Latest revision as of 02:23, 4 January 2020
An artist's rendering of planet Venus and its hypothetical moon.
Any elementary school student should be well aware that Venus is the second planet of the Solar System. Covered by thick clouds of sulfuric acid, an average surface temperature greater than planet Mercury, a surface pressure which more resembles those found at the bottom of the oceans of Earth, and a surface covered in volcanoes and lava fields; it's safe to say that Venus is a prime definition of Hell. Given all the exploration which has taken place over the past 50 years, it might be hard to believe that at one point many artists and writers had a very different view of the planet. A living planet covered in oceans, jungles, and exotic creatures. In short, they saw a planet that lived up to Venus' namesake: the goddess of beauty and love, Earth's sister planet.
Despite its bad reputation, it is currently believed that at one point in its history, the planet likely had oceans of water, which simply evaporated due to the planet's closer proximity to the Sun. It has also been theorized that Venus was impacted by larger bodies during its formation (a similar collision on the Earth is believed to have helped form the Moon). With all this chaos affecting the early Solar System, it makes one wonder what would've happened to a planet with the slightest change. What if such a change took place at the rock that would become planet Venus. What if the planet followed a similar path as its sister planet. What would happen to humanity. What would happen if we had a Venusian Haven?
Point of Divergence
Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a protoplanet (roughly the size of Mars) collides into Venus. The angle of impact flips the planet upside down. The leftover material which remains in orbit eventually would coalesce into a moon roughly one-quarter the size of the planet. This new moon forms at a stable orbit, allowing it to gradually move away from Venus over billions of years. The moon's gravity pulls on Venus' rotation, causing it to speed up to be the same as the moon's orbital period (though the two bodies wouldn't remain synchronized as the moon moves further and further).
An artists rendering of the formation of Venus.
Over the next four billion years, Venus gradually begins to cool and water begins to settle across the planet. The moon's tidal pull helps to keep Venus internally active, allowing a magnetic field to remain strong and protecting the surface from the radiation produced by the Sun. As the eons go on, a combination of weather and interplanetary sharing allow amino acids to be produced, which would later form the building blocks for life. Evolution would progress the diversity of life on Venus, which would experience periods of extinction and rebirth.
Today, Venus is a world of oceans and continents, full of exotic lifeforms. There are now two planets in the Solar System which experience the formation of life.
Want to contribute?
This timeline is open for anybody who shows interest in joining. Before you consider getting started, it is highly recommended that you get acquainted with the editorial guidelines of the timeline.
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