In Situ Exploration of Venus’ Clouds by Dynamic Soaring
Whitepaper #373 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: habitability and water; Venus
by Jack Elston, Mark A. Bullock, Maciej Z. Stachura, Sebastien Lebonnois, Sanjay S. Limaye, David H. Grinspoon, Michael Pauken, Bruce Cogan, Noam Izenberg, Constantine Tsang, Paul Byrne, Amanda Brecht, Jaime Cordova, Ye Lu, Jonathan Sauder, and Tibor Kremic
Published onMar 18, 2021
In Situ Exploration of Venus’ Clouds by Dynamic Soaring
In situ scientific exploration of Venus’ clouds is a means to understand the conditions of a habitable niche in the Solar system. Fixed wing aircraft, without propulsion, can harvest vertical shear and remain aloft indefinitely, within Venus’ clouds. Direct sampling instruments can be deployed at multiple locations in Venus’ clouds.
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