text: As the author states in the third paragragraph, "On the planet's surface, temperatures average over 800 degrees Fahrenheit..." Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. The author has to be fully intrested in Venus to know this much about the planet. You will learn that Venus is a dangerous planet and not even metal can survive on Venus's surface. The author states in paragraph two, "Maybe this issue explains why not a single spaceship has touched down on Venus in more than three decades". Venus is so dangerous that in order to visit the planet you can't even land, you would have to float about 30 miles from the ground.