=Aphrodite Prime= 
**Allegiance:** [[Morningstar Constellation]]
**Primary Languages:** English, Mandarin, Spanish
With a population of 300,000, this [[aerostats|aerostat]] is a center for both bioengineering and tourism. Aphrodite Prime is where bioengineers have designed and created most of the new life forms that are already inhabiting the Venusian atmosphere, as well as where life forms designed for more terraformed versions of the Venusian atmosphere are designed and studied. This aerostat also contains accommodations for up to 40,000 tourists as well as storage facilities housing a wide variety of morphs available for rental. Almost 10% of the population of Aphrodite Prime works in an industry related to tourism.
One of the biggest draws this aerostat offers to tourists is the vast Aphrodite Aviary. Attached to the base of the aerostat, this facility is a transparent sphere 1,300 meters in diameter. It is filled with a mixture of carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor, and trace chemicals that approximates what the promoters of the ATI believe will be the final form of the upper Venusian atmosphere in 100 years. Inside this bubble live examples of many of the life forms the bioengineers plan to inhabit this reborn world. Fierce flying mantas prey upon schools of balloon fish, while jelly-floats in turn feed the balloon fish and eat the air plankton. There are even large clusters of aerial kelp and float ferns that turn a portion of the aviary into a dense aerial jungle. Visitors can rent special morphs adapted for life in this environment to help them experience what the future of Venus holds.
Many of the Venus flyer morphs currently in use are found on Aphrodite Prime. The station also houses a significant neo-avian population.

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