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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…
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…
Aerial Platform Design Options for a Life-Finding Mission at Venus
Weston P. Buchanan, Maxim de Jong, Rachana Agrawal +5
Mounting evidence of chemical disequilibria in the Venusian atmosphere has heightened interest in the search for life within the planet's cloud decks. Balloon systems are currently…
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…
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…