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Is Venus a better candidate for human settlement than Mars?

by JoAnna Wendel
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Surface of Venus. Hot lava flows on Venus. 3d illustration
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When we think about humans settling on another planet, most people think of Mars.

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Big names like Elon Musk have grand plans to set up a colony on Mars.

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