The stationary gravity wave, as its called, hovers above the surface in the shape of a flattened "V", rippling through the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus that blow by at a chaotic and constant 220 mph.
The final Venus gravity boost was wrapped up yesterday (Nov. 6), during which Parker got within 233 miles (375 kilometers) of the planet's surface. Of course, Parker could not see the surface ...
In his Humans2Venus blog post, Guillermo argues that life could thrive in aerial cities situated roughly 50km (30 miles) above Venus's surface, where gravity mirrors 98 percent of Earth's pull.
g in N/kg 3.8 Mass of student on the surface of each planet in kg 64 Weight of student on the surface of each planet in N 243 Planet Venus Gravity on the surface, g in N/kg 9.1 Mass of student on ...