Venus is believed to have been an Earth-like planet at one point in history. Astronomers assume that Venus once had large oceans and other forms of life. They think this because Venus stilll has features such as rocky valleys, mountains, and craters. Venus is a very hot planet and will be very diffucult to explore, but this author suggest we do it anyways despite the dangers for various reasons.

One of many, The author states that exploring venus will lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors. He says, "Our travels on Earth and beyond should not be limted by dangers and doubts but should be expanded to meet the very edges of imagination and innovation." Another way the author encourages exploring Venus is by mentioning NASA's mission that would allow scientist to hover around the surface of Venus in a blimp-like vehicle. Lastly, the author describes the mission as dangerous but is still encouraging it by metioning that while on the blimp-like vehicle, it'd still be 170 degrees and the pressure would still be intense, which isnt very suitable, but still safe enough for our species.

All in all, it seems as though the author believes that this great challenge would be a big accomplishment for us. in paragraph 2 he says, "Numerous factors contribute to Venus's reputation as a challenging planet for humans to study, despite it's proximity to us.