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    Three missions are currently traveling from Earth to Venus. Venus was the first planet where unmanned probes successfully landed, possible because Venus' thick atmosphere allows for soft landings. However, unmanned missions can only last a short time on Venus's surface due to the extreme heat. Billions of years ago, Venus may have resembled Earth but volcanic activity caused a runaway greenhouse effect that made the planet inhospitable. Scientists have found evidence of possible ancient life in Venus' clouds. Instead of missions to Venus's surface, NASA is planning trips to the moons of Jupiter and Neptune.

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    Three missions are currently traveling from Earth to Venus. Venus was the first planet where unmanned probes successfully landed, possible because Venus' thick atmosphere allows for soft landings. However, unmanned missions can only last a short time on Venus's surface due to the extreme heat. Billions of years ago, Venus may have resembled Earth but volcanic activity caused a runaway greenhouse effect that made the planet inhospitable. Scientists have found evidence of possible ancient life in Venus' clouds. Instead of missions to Venus's surface, NASA is planning trips to the moons of Jupiter and Neptune.

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    Three missions are currently traveling from Earth to Venus. Venus was the first planet where unmanned probes successfully landed, possible because Venus' thick atmosphere allows for soft landings. However, unmanned missions can only last a short time on Venus's surface due to the extreme heat. Billions of years ago, Venus may have resembled Earth but volcanic activity caused a runaway greenhouse effect that made the planet inhospitable. Scientists have found evidence of possible ancient life in Venus' clouds. Instead of missions to Venus's surface, NASA is planning trips to the moons of Jupiter and Neptune.

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    Three missions are currently traveling from Earth to Venus. Venus was the first planet where unmanned probes successfully landed, possible because Venus' thick atmosphere allows for soft landings. However, unmanned missions can only last a short time on Venus's surface due to the extreme heat. Billions of years ago, Venus may have resembled Earth but volcanic activity caused a runaway greenhouse effect that made the planet inhospitable. Scientists have found evidence of possible ancient life in Venus' clouds. Instead of missions to Venus's surface, NASA is planning trips to the moons of Jupiter and Neptune.

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    B2 Exploring Venus LC033

    Listen to a recording about how scientists' attention is turning to explore Venus. While
    listening, complete the sentences using a maximum of FOUR words. Write your answers into
    the boxes on the right.

    Exploring Venus
    https://www.npr.org/player/embed/939367478/939367479

    At the moment, three missions are on their way from


    1
    Earth to ___________ .

    2 Venus is the first planet where people ___________ .

    3 Spacecraft can land softly on Venus because __________ .

    Unmanned missions can only last for a short time on


    4
    Venus because ___________ .

    5 Billions of years ago Venus probably looked __________.

    Scientists think volcanoes caused ____________ on the


    6
    planet.

    7 Scientists have found evidence of life ___________ .

    Instead of sending missions to Venus, NASA is planning


    8
    trips to the moons of _____________ .

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    KEY
    (recommended answers – other answers may of course be possible)

    1. Mars
    2. landed a probe
    landed a spacecraft / spaceship
    landed an unmanned spacecraft / spaceship
    3. the atmosphere is thick
    of the thick atmosphere
    4. it is too hot
    it gets too hot
    pressure is too big
    temperatures are 900° F
    probe / spacecraft suffers thermal death
    5. a lot like Earth
    similar to Earth
    like our planet
    different from today
    like a pleasant place
    6. a (runaway) greenhouse effect
    a severe greenhouse effect
    a hostile environment
    a hot environment
    7. in the clouds
    in the atmosphere
    8. Jupiter and Neptune
    Neptune and Jupiter

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