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Venus
Venus
Author: Ben Bova
The surface of Venus is the most hellish place in the solar system. The ground is hot enough to melt aluminum. The air pressure is so high it has crushed spacecraft landers as though they were tin cans. The sky is perpetually covered with clouds of sulfuric acid. The atmosphere is a choking mixture of carbon dioxide and poisonous gases. — This is...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312872168
ISBN-10: 031287216X
Publication Date: 4/2000
Pages: 302
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4 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 1
A great read by Bova. A little slow in developing, but I had a hard time putting it down at the end.
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Great space exploration story and suspenseful. Good descriptions of the planet Venus as well.
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