VALENTInE: A Concept for a New Frontiers Class Long Duration In-Situ Balloon Mission to Venus
Abstract
We present a variable altitude balloon mission concept for Venus. VALENTInE will passively float in Venus's atmosphere, acquiring atmospheric data at varying locations and mapping the surface geomorphology and mineralogy across multiple terrains.
- Publication:
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52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPI....52.1526A