text: The dangers of the further exploration of Venus make it almost impossible for human scientists to even consider it, but they are alternative options. One option the author states is rather than going to the surface of Venus, staying at a high altitude so the weather and harsh landscape conditions will not bother or kill scientists. This avoids the thick, crushing atmosphere, the high tempertures, volcanoes, dangerous lightning storms, and all other factors that make exploring Venus questionable and uncertain. One obstacle that this creates though is the fact that scientists will not be able to collect rock or land samples.