[JudgePenitent]

Really exciting.

In my dreams, humanity colonizes Venus much more readily than Mars, because Venus has much more energy to tap into, has a much stronger atmosphere, and at the closest point in orbits, Venus is far closer.

I envision Bespin-like floating cities, high above the ground, with long geothermal tendrils, designed to withstand the extreme atmospheric conditions, and convert heat energy into electrical energy.

Maybe, just maybe, these missions will inspire new research in the possibility of human habitats based in the high atmosphere.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Wouldn't that be 'aerothermal' tendrils, then?