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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…
Opportunities for Technosignature Science in the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey
Jacob Haqq-Misra, Reza Ashtari, James Benford +13
Solar system exploration provides numerous possibilities for advancing technosignature science. The search for life in the solar system includes missions designed to search for evi…
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…
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…
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…
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…