Three New Missions to Venus

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Text, NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSE

 

Venus as seen from space. Orange and white clouds cover the globe.

 

Text, JULY 1, 2021. MARINER MISSION. THREE NEW MISSIONS TO VENUS. Space agencies have announced three future missions to neighboring planet Venus.

  

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Our intriguing neighbor has a size and mass similar to Earth, but has evolved to be super-hot with a thick, toxic atmosphere.

 

Was Venus ever Earth-like, with liquid water on its surface? How has its climate changed over time?

 

An animation of a volcano that spews smoke into the air. A sea bordered by rocky shores. An eruption spews lava and gases.

 

Text, NASA will lead two missions, DAVINCI plus and VERITAS, that will study the composition of Venus' atmosphere and surface.

 

An orange sky above a now-dormant volcano.

 

Text, The European Space Agency will lead the EnVision mission, which will include high-resolution radar mapping.

 

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Text, Together, the trio of missions will provide the most comprehensive study ever of Earth's "sister" planet.

 

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Venus as seen from space