Venus

The second planet from Core Prime, also known as Earth's Sun, Venus has long captured humanity's attention through the generations. First having a prominent place among ancient star maps, then later being one of the prime targets for interplanetary exploration.
Once humanity achieved the means to reach the stars, Venus was explored and studied. Due to the inhospitable surface conditions, colonies were eventually established in the thick cloud layer 50 km above the surface. Floating structures that are now known as the Venusian Cloud Cities.

Geography

Roughly 80% of the surface consists of volcanic plains with ample volcanic caldera, yet few if any evidence of lava flow. It wasn't until the early to mid 21st century that exploration drones discovered the reason why. While the winds at the high-pressure surface level of Venus only move a few kilometers an hour, they act and react with the surface more like ocean currents.
Moving steadily with its own version of 'channels' and 'streams' flowing around the planet, dust, rocks and other debris are in constant motion. This in conjunction with the lack of plate tectonics causes the smooth volcanic plains.

Fauna & Flora

Originally it was thought that Venus had no ability to support life but this was disproven. During the establishment of the first two cloud cities, it was found that while the surface of Venus couldn't support life, it's dense cloud layers could.
In the mid-band cloud layer in the 45 km to 60 km range, large colonies of ferroplasmic microorganisms life in self-sustaining clumps that float along the jet stream. These colonies interact with the Venusian environment in a similar way that large colonies of algae can be found floating in large bodies of water on "Green Space", Earth-like worlds.

Venus in Daylight by CB Ash

Type

Planet