DAVINCI
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DAVINCI is a planned NASA mission to Venus designed to study the planet’s atmosphere and surface composition to better understand its formation and evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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planetary science mission ⓘ |
| acronym | DAVINCI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType |
cloud structure measurements
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high-resolution descent imaging ⓘ in situ atmospheric measurements ⓘ noble gas isotope ratios ⓘ surface emissivity constraints ⓘ temperature and pressure profiles ⓘ trace gas abundances ⓘ |
| descentProfile | entry, descent, and landing through Venus atmosphere ⓘ |
| descentTarget | Alpha Regio tessera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
Venus atmosphere
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Venus surface ⓘ |
| fullName | Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation
NERFINISHED
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Venus Descent Imager NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus Mass Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus Tunable Laser Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ ultraviolet imaging system on carrier spacecraft ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
place Venus in context with Earth and Mars
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test hypotheses about why Venus and Earth evolved differently ⓘ |
| missionType |
atmospheric probe mission
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orbiter and probe mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload |
carrier-relay spacecraft
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descent sphere probe ⓘ |
| primaryBodyStudied | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMission |
Akatsuki
NERFINISHED
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EnVision NERFINISHED ⓘ VERITAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
assess whether Venus ever had oceans
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characterize the Venusian tessera highlands ⓘ constrain the formation and evolution of Venus ⓘ determine the chemical composition of the Venus atmosphere ⓘ improve models of terrestrial planet evolution ⓘ investigate surface–atmosphere interactions on Venus ⓘ investigate the surface composition of Venus ⓘ measure noble gas abundances in the Venus atmosphere ⓘ study the atmosphere of Venus ⓘ study the structure of the Venus atmosphere from the upper layers to the surface ⓘ understand the history of water on Venus ⓘ |
| selectionDate | June 2021 ⓘ |
| selectionStatus | selected for flight ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | planned ⓘ |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trajectoryPhase | cruise to Venus ⓘ |
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