Venusians
Second-planet aliens
Venusians are hypothetical inhabitants of the planet Venus.
Before space probes revealed Venus's hostile surface conditions, science fiction imagined Venusians variously—sometimes as swamp-dwellers on a jungle world, sometimes as advanced beings.
The term now appears mostly in retro sci-fi contexts or discussions of early astronomy: The pulp magazines were full of Venusians and Martians.
Fourth planet's supposed inhabitants
- aliensBeings from other worlds
- extraterrestrialsBeings from other worlds
- little green menCartoonish alien stereotype
- flying saucersAlleged alien spacecraft
ray guns · terraforming · colonists · spacefarers · interplanetary · pulp fiction · H.G. Wells · C.S. Lewis
Solid-surfaced orbiting body
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- hellscapeNightmarish, ruined place
- dense cloudsTightly packed atmospheric vapor
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
Greek goddess of love
- goddessFemale sacred being
- loveIntense fond attachment
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- morning starPredawn planet or weapon
evening star · Lucifer · Phosphorus · celestial · Roman · divine · feminine · astrological
Gaseous layer around planets
- sulfuric acidCorrosive H₂SO₄ compound
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
biosignatures · phosphine · microbes · high-pressure · surface temperature · lifeforms · exobiology · anaerobes
Martians
Fourth planet's supposed inhabitants
- aliensBeings from other worlds
- extraterrestrialsBeings from other worlds
- little green menCartoonish alien stereotype
flying saucers · ray guns · terraforming · colonists · spacefarers · interplanetary · pulp fiction · H.G. Wells · C.S. Lewis · retro-futurism
rocky planet
Solid-surfaced orbiting body
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- hellscapeNightmarish, ruined place
- dense cloudsTightly packed atmospheric vapor
Aphrodite
Greek goddess of love
morning star · evening star · Lucifer · Phosphorus · celestial · Roman · divine · feminine · astrological · Ishtar
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- sulfuric acidCorrosive H₂SO₄ compound
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
habitability · biosignatures · phosphine · microbes · high-pressure · surface temperature · lifeforms · exobiology · anaerobes
VenusiansTerrans
Humans, in sci-fi
humans · terrestrials · humanity · mankind