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VERITAS: a Discovery-Class Venus Surface Geology and Geophysics MissionOur understanding of solar system evolution is limited by a great unanswered question: How Earthlike is Venus? We know that these "twin" planets formed with similar bulk composition and size. Yet the evolutionary path Venus followed has diverged from Earth's, in losing its surface water and becoming hotter than Mercury. What led to this? The answer has profound implications for how terrestrial planets become habitable and the potential for life in the universe.
Document ID
20170008273
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Freeman, Anthony
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smrekar, Suzanne E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hensley, Scott
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wallace, Mark
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sotin, Christophe
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Darrach, Murray
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Xaypraseuth, Peter
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Helbert, Joern
(Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Bonn, Germany)
Mazarico, Erwan
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 1, 2017
Publication Date
March 5, 2016
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Exobiology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual IEEE Aerospace Conference 2016
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 5, 2016
End Date: March 12, 2016
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Public
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