text: People need to stop thinking that they know more than the professionals. NASA is an organized group of scientists who know more about space and science than the common person. They have classified the Face as nothing more than a butte, and it's time that we except that. In the future alien lifeforms may be discovered on Mars; that day is just not in 1976.               In "The challenge of Exploring Venus" I say the author makes good points for both sides. I would say he is going with it would not be a very good idea to try an explore Venus.