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In the story, "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" the author give us great information about how worthy it is to study Venus. He also lets us know about the dangers there is by the study.

In the text it states, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets venus... On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than we experience on our planet. These conditions are far more extreme than anything humans encounter on Earth." This shows that Venus has conditions that humans could not survive in, thus making it dangerous and almost impossible for humans to study if we can not step foot in it. For example, in the article it is said that, " Earth previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." This quote proves that so far the study of Venus has gave humans dangers.

The study of Venus is something worthy for astronomers do to the fact that it is the planet that has most similarities to Earth. "Astronomers are fascinated by Venus because it may well once have been the most Earth-like planet in the solar system. Long ago, Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." A reason it could be important to study Venus is, Venus could be our futute if we are able to make it survivable for humans.

The author does a well job explaining why it is a good reason to study Venus by giving us information about the planet. The author also tells the audience how NASA and astronomers are working in knowing even more than we already do about the planet. The article also explains the reasons there is danger to the study by giving us specific numbers as I said previously.

Score: 3