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atomfullerene t1_j6uf58h wrote

First of all "seriously considering" just means " people are talking and writing about it" not anything concrete.

But even floating on Venus has advantages over gas giants. You have much higher gravity on gas giants. It is much harder to launch out of the atmosphere. The hydrogen helium mix is worse for bouyancy. The planets are much further away. And there is no altitude with decent pressure and temperature.

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WhiteRaven42 t1_j6wfcew wrote

Unless it was a recent edit, they asked about the moons of the gas giants.

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