Scientists Identify Exploration Goals for Venus

VENUS, Virtual ExploratioN of Underwater Sites

The VENUS project aims at providing scientific methodologies and technological tools for the virtual exploration of deep underwater archaeology sites. Underwater archaeological sites, for example shipwrecks, offer extraordinary opportunities for archaeologists due to factors such as darkness, low temperatures and a low oxygen rate which are favourable to preservation. On the other hand, these s...

High Temperature Electronics ( > 485 °c) for Venus Exploration

Venus is an extreme environment, with an average surface temperature in excess of 485 °C at 92 atmospheres of pressure, and a high concentration of sulphuric acid vapour at high altitudes. Venus robotic probes and landers would require motors and/or actuators (and their drivers) to perform a wide variety of functions in this environment, from moving and controlling robotic arms and drills, to p...

Geological Evidence for Petrogenetic Diversity on Venus: Implications for Future Exploration Strategies

Introduction: A long-standing, fundamental question in planetary geoscience is: "How similar are the geological histories of Earth and Venus, and when and how did their evolution diverge?" Did Venus once have oceans and a more Earth-like climate, as suggested by Pioneer-Venus data [1]? If so, when, how, and why did it transition to current conditions, and are traces of this early period, and th...

Tellus Regio, Venus: Evidence of Tectonic Assembly of Tessera Terrain and Implications for Exploration

Introduction: Tellus Regio is a plateau-shaped highland in the northern hemisphere of Venus largely composed of tessera terrain characterized by complex deformation comprising at least two sets of intersecting ridges and grooves which contribute to high radar backscatter [1,2; Fig. 1]. Stratigraphic studies of tessera terrain occurrences establish that they are generally embayed by plains mater...

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