Venus

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For the short story, see Venus.

Venus
Other names:
Type:	Planet
Location:	Sol system
Natives:	Venusian
Appearances:	DW: Enlightenment MA: Venusian Lullaby ST: Venus DW: Partners in Crime

Venus (or Sol II) was the second planet from Sol.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Distant past 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 1.4 26th century 1.5 Other future dates 1.6 Unknown time periods 2 Other information 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] History

[edit] Distant past

Although generally believed not only uninhabited but uninhabitable by the scientists of 20th and early 21st century Earth, in fact several civilizations called the civilization home. 3 billion years BCE, though the planet had a civilization. (MA: Venusian Lullaby)

[edit] 20th century

In 1970, a small cult known as the Venus People, led by Arlo believed that God would return from Venus soon, and bring judgement. (PDA: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)

By the 1970s, Professor Logan planned and executed landing by Humans on the planet. (TVC: Doctor Who and the Rocks from Venus)

[edit] 21st century

During Zoe Heriot's time, Human scientists found flowers living on the planet. Space Station W3 had some aboard. (DW: The Wheel in Space)

By 2075, there was a Human colony on Venus. Captain Anastas Thrax and his space pirates hijacked supply ships en route there until he was defeated by the Doctor, John and Gillian. (TVC: The Hijackers of Thrax)

[edit] 26th century

The Doctor had a pilot's license for the Mars-Venus pleasure run. (DW: Robot)

[edit] Other future dates

• Josiah W. Dogbolter owned a company called Infra-Venus Inc. He owned the planet Venus itself, as well as Mars and Jupiter. (DWM: The Moderator).

• The Doctor and Charley Pollard found Aristede, an artist prepared to crash his craft into the planet as an artistic statement. (ST: Venus)

[edit] Unknown time periods

• A fleet from the planet Hyperon intercepted a Dalek invasion of Venus in Space Year 17,000, as the Doctor recounted to Davros (DW: Genesis of the Daleks)
• Venus was the final obstacle on a race course set up by the Eternals for the prize of Enlightenment. (DW: Enlightenment)
• Susan has been to the metal seas on Venus (DW: Marco Polo)

[edit] Other information

• Venusian spearmint also grew on the planet, and is used as a toothpaste flavouring. (DW: The Shakespeare Code)

• Donna Noble and her grandfather, Wilfred Mott, observed Venus through his telescope. (DW: Partners in Crime)

[edit] External links

• A short article on every reference to Venus in pre-2005 Doctor Who

[edit] See also

• Venusian
• New Venus