The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" suggests that studying Venus is a worthy indeavor despite the dangers it presents. Studying Venus is a worthy pursuit, because we have all the resources neccesary to analyze the planets surface. We should study Venus to figure out the history and the components of the planet.

The author believes that Venus is hard to study because of the conditions of the planet. In the text the author states,"Each previous mission was unmanned, and for good reason, since no spacecraft survived the landing for more than a few hours." The author states factual subjects about Venus. The text states,"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."

Scientist are interested in Venus because it might have been the like Earth. In the text the author states,"Venus was probably covered largely with oceans and could have supported various forms of life, just like Earth." The author states that NASA is coming up with sulotions to the problem of not being able to land a spacecraft on the surface of the planet. The author states,"Imagine a blimp-like vehicle hovering over Venus would avoid the unfriendly ground conditions by staying up and out of their way."

The author gives solid facts about why Venus is a worthy endeavor despite the dangers it posseses. They also include informational facts about why and how we could study the planet. In conclusion, Venus should be studied.