<span style="font-size: 18px">Topic 1.0: Why Colonize Venus?</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 15px">1.  Venus is a good choice for a colony because, while a very hostile environment, it is the closest to the Earth in terms of gravity.<br/>
2.  The atmosphere of Venus contains elements which can be isolated into various pure gases, especially Oxygen from Carbon Dioxide.  From the outer planets, Hydrogen and Ammonia could be mined, for the purpose of creating water and Nitrogen.<br/>
3.  The theoretical minerals on Venus include:  Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium, Iron, Aluminum and Silicon.  <br/>
4.  Silane, a gas from Silicon and related to Methane, could be used as fuel in the Carbon Dioxide atmosphere of Venus.</span>