Venus was once seriously believed to be lush under its cloud cover

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Historical accounts and scientific literature confirm that prior to space-age exploration, Venus was widely speculated to be a lush, potentially life-supporting world hidden beneath its dense cloud cover.

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The retrieved papers [6] and [7] explicitly discuss how Venus captured human imagination and was historically believed to be a potential abode of life due to its size and cloud-shrouded surface, supporting the claim.

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Venus-Earth-Mars: comparative climatology and the search for life in the solar system.

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Launius RD. Venus-Earth-Mars: comparative climatology and the search for life in the solar system.. 2012. https://doi.org/10.3390/life2030255

Notes that Venus had long enchanted humans, prompting speculations about its climate and the possibility of life due to its Earth-like size and mysterious cloud cover.

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The search for life in the solar system.

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Gurnett DA. The search for life in the solar system.. 2009. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/19768185

Indicates that a hundred years ago many people believed that life, and potentially intelligent life, existed on nearby planets like Venus.

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