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most citedRocket Lab Mission to Venus

44 citations · 127 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.ins-det2023

Enabling Ice Core Science on Mars and Ocean Worlds

Alexander G. Chipps, Cassius B. Tunis, Nathan Chellman +3

Ice deposits on Earth provide an extended record of volcanism, planetary climate, and life. On Mars, such a record may extend as far back as tens to hundreds of millions of years (…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 11 cited

Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +10

For over half a century, scientists have contemplated the potential existence of life within the clouds of Venus. Unknown chemistry leaves open the possibility that certain regions…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 17 cited

Deducing the Composition of Venus Cloud Particles with the Autofluorescence Nephelometer (AFN)

Darrel Baumgardner, Ted Fisher, Roy Newton +11

The composition, sizes and shapes of particles in the clouds of Venus have previously been studied with a variety of in situ and remote sensor measurements. A number of major quest…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 44 cited

Rocket Lab Mission to Venus

Richard French, Christophe Mandy, Richard Hunter +8

Regular, low-cost Decadal-class science missions to planetary destinations will be enabled by high-ΔV small spacecraft, such as the high-energy Photon, and small launch vehicles, s…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 17 cited

Mission Architecture to Characterize Habitability of Venus Cloud Layers via an Aerial Platform

Rachana Agrawal, Weston P. Buchanan, Archit Arora +8

Venus is known for its extreme surface temperature and its sulfuric acid clouds. But the cloud layers on Venus have similar temperature and pressure conditions to those on the surf…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 38 cited

Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +10

Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into a new epoch of cosmic awareness. The Venus Lif…

astro-ph.IM2021

Venus Life Finder Mission Study

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +9

The Venus Life Finder Missions are a series of focused astrobiology mission concepts to search for habitability, signs of life, and life itself in the Venus atmosphere. While peopl…