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minus-squarelugallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoI read old scifi where Venus was full of rainforests. That’s not how we see Mars today
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoThere was a young adult sci fi series by Asimov called ‘Lucky Starr’ and I remember Venus was Oceanic in that one. Old old series.
minus-squarelugallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAll we could see were clouds implying rain (forests), or even more (and only) water.
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoYep. I found it fascinating. I think the version I had probably had a forward from Asimov talking about how we were wrong about guesses about Venus. I don’t remember much else from the story except this, and the big reveal of the whodunnit. (Or more accurately the how).
I read old scifi where Venus was full of rainforests. That’s not how we see Mars today
There was a young adult sci fi series by Asimov called ‘Lucky Starr’ and I remember Venus was Oceanic in that one. Old old series.
All we could see were clouds implying rain (forests), or even more (and only) water.
Yep. I found it fascinating. I think the version I had probably had a forward from Asimov talking about how we were wrong about guesses about Venus.
I don’t remember much else from the story except this, and the big reveal of the whodunnit. (Or more accurately the how).