VERITAS
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VERITAS is a planned NASA Discovery-class mission designed to orbit Venus and map its surface and interior in high detail to better understand the planet’s geology and evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA Discovery-class mission
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Venus orbiter ⓘ planetary science mission ⓘ |
| acronym | VERITAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
global topographic mapping of Venus
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gravity field mapping of Venus ⓘ high-resolution surface imaging of Venus ⓘ surface composition mapping of Venus ⓘ |
| compares |
Earth
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Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
geophysics
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interior structure ⓘ planetary geology ⓘ surface composition ⓘ tectonics ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| fullName | Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | to understand why Venus and Earth evolved differently ⓘ |
| maps |
Venus gravity field
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Venus surface ⓘ Venus topography ⓘ |
| missionClass | cost-capped mission ⓘ |
| missionType | orbiter ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| planetaryBodyClass | terrestrial planet target ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
to characterize Venus’s tectonics and volcanism
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to constrain the interior structure of Venus ⓘ to investigate the geology of Venus ⓘ to map the surface of Venus in high resolution ⓘ to study the geologic evolution of Venus ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
to compare Venus with Earth as a terrestrial planet
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to determine whether Venus is geologically active today ⓘ to understand the history of water on Venus ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | planned ⓘ |
| studies |
Venus crustal structure
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Venus interior ⓘ Venus resurfacing history ⓘ |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentType |
infrared spectroscopy
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interferometric synthetic aperture radar ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
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