TY - JOUR
T1 - Venus Evolution Through Time
T2 - Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations
AU - Widemann, Thomas
AU - Smrekar, Suzanne E.
AU - Garvin, James B.
AU - Straume-Lindner, Anne Grete
AU - Ocampo, Adriana C.
AU - Schulte, Mitchell D.
AU - Voirin, Thomas
AU - Hensley, Scott
AU - Dyar, M. Darby
AU - Whitten, Jennifer L.
AU - Nunes, Daniel C.
AU - Getty, Stephanie A.
AU - Arney, Giada N.
AU - Johnson, Natasha M.
AU - Kohler, Erika
AU - Spohn, Tilman
AU - O’Rourke, Joseph G.
AU - Wilson, Colin F.
AU - Way, Michael J.
AU - Ostberg, Colby
AU - Westall, Frances
AU - Höning, Dennis
AU - Jacobson, Seth
AU - Salvador, Arnaud
AU - Avice, Guillaume
AU - Breuer, Doris
AU - Carter, Lynn
AU - Gilmore, Martha S.
AU - Ghail, Richard
AU - Helbert, Jörn
AU - Byrne, Paul
AU - Santos, Alison R.
AU - Herrick, Robert R.
AU - Izenberg, Noam
AU - Marcq, Emmanuel
AU - Rolf, Tobias
AU - Weller, Matt
AU - Gillmann, Cedric
AU - Korablev, Oleg
AU - Zelenyi, Lev
AU - Zasova, Ludmila
AU - Gorinov, Dmitry
AU - Seth, Gaurav
AU - Rao, C. V.Narasimha
AU - Desai, Nilesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts supporting scientific goals and open questions presented in the companion articles of this volume. Also included are their related investigations (observations & modeling) and discussion of which measurements and future data products are needed to better constrain Venus’ atmosphere, climate, surface, interior and habitability evolution through time. A new fleet of Venus missions has been selected, and new mission concepts will continue to be considered for future selections. Missions under development include radar-equipped ESA-led EnVision M5 orbiter mission (European Space Agency 2021), NASA-JPL’s VERITAS orbiter mission (Smrekar et al. 2022a), NASA-GSFC’s DAVINCI entry probe/flyby mission (Garvin et al. 2022a). The data acquired with the VERITAS, DAVINCI, and EnVision from the end of this decade will fundamentally improve our understanding of the planet’s long term history, current activity and evolutionary path. We further describe future mission concepts and measurements beyond the current framework of selected missions, as well as the synergies between these mission concepts, ground-based and space-based observatories and facilities, laboratory measurements, and future algorithmic or modeling activities that pave the way for the development of a Venus program that extends into the 2040s (Wilson et al. 2022).
AB - In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts supporting scientific goals and open questions presented in the companion articles of this volume. Also included are their related investigations (observations & modeling) and discussion of which measurements and future data products are needed to better constrain Venus’ atmosphere, climate, surface, interior and habitability evolution through time. A new fleet of Venus missions has been selected, and new mission concepts will continue to be considered for future selections. Missions under development include radar-equipped ESA-led EnVision M5 orbiter mission (European Space Agency 2021), NASA-JPL’s VERITAS orbiter mission (Smrekar et al. 2022a), NASA-GSFC’s DAVINCI entry probe/flyby mission (Garvin et al. 2022a). The data acquired with the VERITAS, DAVINCI, and EnVision from the end of this decade will fundamentally improve our understanding of the planet’s long term history, current activity and evolutionary path. We further describe future mission concepts and measurements beyond the current framework of selected missions, as well as the synergies between these mission concepts, ground-based and space-based observatories and facilities, laboratory measurements, and future algorithmic or modeling activities that pave the way for the development of a Venus program that extends into the 2040s (Wilson et al. 2022).
KW - Atmospheric chemistry
KW - Atmospheric dynamics
KW - Geological processes
KW - Ground and space-based observatories
KW - Interior structure
KW - Multispectral imager
KW - Planetary system formation
KW - Radio-science
KW - Space instrumentation
KW - Subsurface sounder
KW - Surface processes
KW - Synthetic aperture radar
KW - Thermal state
KW - Venus
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U2 - 10.1007/s11214-023-00992-w
DO - 10.1007/s11214-023-00992-w
M3 - Review article
SN - 0038-6308
VL - 219
JO - Space Science Reviews
JF - Space Science Reviews
IS - 7
M1 - 56
ER -