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Neutral Mass Spectrometry for Venus Atmosphere and SurfaceThe nature of the divergent evolution of the terrestrial planets Venus, Earth, and Mars is a fundamental problem in planetary science that is most relevant to understanding the characteristics of small planets we are likely to discover in extrasolar systems and the number of such systems that may support habitable environments. For this reason, the National Research Council's Decadal Survey gives Venus exploration high priority. That report was the basis of the NASA selection of Venus as one of four prime mission targets for the recently initiated New Frontiers Program. If the Decadal Survey priorities are to be realized, in situ Venus exploration must remain a high priority. Remote sensing orbital and in situ atmospheric measurements from entry probe or balloon platforms might be realized under the low cost Discovery missions while both atmospheric and landed surface measurements are envisioned with the intermediate class missions of the New Frontiers Program.
Document ID
20040171670
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mahaffy, Paul
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2nd International Planetary Probe Workshop
Location: Moffett Field, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 23, 2004
End Date: August 27, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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