text: In the article the author states that earth and venus are much alike. All the author say in the article is "Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of density and size."The author don't explain anything else on how venus is much like earth except that its has valley's and canyons. The author just explain the differences in speed and how no aircraft has landed on the planet in three decades. The author also tell us Venus reputation as a challenging planet which doesn't give a good reason to explore Venus.