Venera-D Mission Concept to Study Atmosphere, Surface and Plasma Environment: Phase II Report of the Venera-D Joint Science Definition TeamVenus and Earth were formed approximately the same distance from the Sun, and have almost the same masses and volumes: they should be the most similar pair of planets in the Solar System. A vital, outstanding question is how and when these planets diverged in their atmospheric evolutions. Significantly, recent investigations present evidence for microbial life in Venus' cloud deck. Venus presents us with fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of planetary bodies and life in our Solar System.Venera-D (D stands for the Russian word for "long-lived:" dolgozhivushaya) is a potential mission that would combine simultaneous observations of Venus' atmosphere, plasma environment, and surface to try to answer these essential questions.
Document ID
20190001913
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Zasova, L. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Gregg, T. (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Cleveland, OH, United States)
Burdanov, A. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Economou, T. (Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Eismont, N. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Gerasimov, M. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Gorinov, D. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Hall, J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ignatiev, N. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Ivanov, M. (Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, Russian Federation)
Jessup, K. L. (Southwest Research Inst. Dayton, OH, United States)
Khatuntsev, I. (Lavochkin Association Moscow, Russian Federation)
Korablev, O. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Kremic, T. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Limaye, S. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Lomakin, I. (Lavochkin Association Moscow, Russian Federation)
Martynov, A. (Lavochkin Association Moscow, Russian Federation)
Ocampo, A. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Vaisberg, O. (Institute of Space Research Moscow, Russian Federation)
Voron, V. (ROSCOSMOS State Space Corp. Moscow, Russia)
Vorontsov, V. (Lavochkin Association Moscow, Russian Federation)
Date Acquired
March 27, 2019
Publication Date
November 6, 2018
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN62297
Meeting Information
Meeting: Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)