(04-23-2015, 09:04 PM)stevebowers Wrote: I'd like to write up a Venus-like planet with a continuous habitable ring suspended in the atmosphere above the equator; this ring could be extended over time until it covers most, or all of the planet. Paul Birch suggested that a habitable surface of his kind would shade and cool the lower atmosphere and would eventually settle down onto the planet's surface.
I find the idea quite cool. A sophont in orbit might quickly glance at the planet and perceive it like a terraformed world with plenty of islands separated by odd coloured oceans[1]. Closer inspection though reveals that the oceans are huge banks of clouds and the islands vast platforms.
[1] Tap dancing past how exactly they got into orbit without knowing where they're going
OA Wish list:
- DNI
- Internal medical system
- A dormbot, because domestic chores suck!