TheAn audio lecture and the reading areI listened to and a passage that I read havinge opposing views about is itwhether or not it is possible to maintain a human presence on Venus?.

You typically cannot use "the" to talk about something unless you modify it or have already introduced it earlier.

Firstly, the reading mentions that the atmospheric pressure aton Venus’' surface is much greater than that of Earth, so that all spacecraft and human would be crushed since land on Venuss that land on Venus would be crushed.

On the other hand, the lecturer confirmasserts that establishing a station by ballon, locballoon-like stationg high in the atmosphere canould solve the pressure problem.

High up in the atmosphere, the pressure is much lower than on the surface, and it is equal to the normal pressure we are used to on Earth.

So, there would be no danger of the station being crushed.

Secondly, the author presentstates that there are no reservoirs of water on Venus’ surface since the planet containsis comprised mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfuric acid, but hardly any oxygen.

Humans that wants to survive on Venus shwould need to import water and oxygen to Venus from Earth.

Yet, the speaker from the listening passage indicates that human can produce water and oxygen by using chemical materials that are easily obtained on Venus.

There isfore, it would not be necessary to import water and oxygen to Venus.

Finally, the reading says that because of the thick clouds and a dense layer of carbon dioxide, there is little sunlight on Venus.

As a result of it, humans cwould not getbe able to get enough power to operate machines and equipments.

In contrast, the lecturer asserts that the clouds above the level (the level of what?) are not too thick at all, there are amount of sunlightand that there is some amount of sunlight that breaks through.

Humans are able to make use of reflected light too.