text: In paragraph 2 the author gives background information on how Venus is the closest planet to Earth in terms of size, yet every previous spaceship sent to Venus did not survive the landing. The author is doing a very good job at the beginning of the article to establish his main idea and giving relevant background information to support his idea. In paragraph 3 the author continues to label the reasons in which Venus is a dangerous planet to land on by giving the information that its' Is composed of nearly 97% carbon dioxide and its' ground temperatures average 800 degrees fahrenheit. So far the author is doing a very thorough job of describing the dangers of Venus, yet has not made an agrument that explains why it is a worthy persuit despite its' dangers.