The author did not do a good job at supporting the idea that Venus is worth exploring. No evidence provided really shows why people should explore Venus. If anything, the author explains why we shouldn't explore Venus.

First, no spacecraft has been on Venus for more than a few hours. In paragraph 2, the author says, "Each previous mission was unmanned, and for a good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." If you are trying to explain why we should explore Venus, you probably should not include this informating, especially in paragraph 2.

Also, the author lists a lot of the conditions of Venus in paragraph 3, and Venus does not appear to be a planet that you could live on. The author starts with, "A thick atmosphere of almost 97 percent carbon dioxide blankets Venus." Then, the author continues with, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, and the atmospheric pressure is 90 times greater than what we experience on our own planet." What is the point in exploring Venus if we can't even live on it?

This author does a terrible job at explaining why we should explore Venus. I already did not want to explore Venus. Now, thanks to this author, I never want to even think about going to Venus.