Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation
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 of the Venusian atmosphere are habitable. In situ atmospheric measurements with a suite of modern instruments can deter...
Main Authors: | Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J., Carr, Christopher E., Saikia, Sarag J., Agrawal, Rachana, Buchanan, Weston P., Grinspoon, David H., Weber, Monika U., Klupar, Pete, Worden, Simon P., Iakubivskyi, Iaroslav, Pajusalu, Mihkel, Kaasik, Laila, on behalf of the Venus Life Finder Mission Team |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
Format: | Article |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/146620 |
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