EnVision M5 Venus orbiter proposal

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Authors
Ghail, R.
Wilson, C.F.
Widemann, T.
Titov, D.
Bruzzone, L.
Helbert, J.
Vandaele, A.C.
Marcq, E.
Dumoulin, C.
Rosenblatt, P.
the EnVision Team
Discipline
Physical sciences
Audience
Scientific
Date
2019Metadata
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EnVision [1,2] is a Venus orbiter mission that will determine the nature and current state of geological activity on Venus, and its relationship with the atmosphere, to understand how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently. Envision is a finalist in ESA’s M5 Space Science mission selection process, and is being developed in collaboration with NASA, with the sharing of responsibilities currently under assessment. It is currently in Phase A study; final mission selection is expected in June 2021. If selected, EnVision will launch by 2032 on an Ariane 6.2 into a six month cruise to Venus, followed by aerobraking, to achieve a near-circular polar orbit for a nominal science phase lasting at least 4 Venus sidereal days (2.7 Earth years).
Citation
Ghail, R.; Wilson, C.F.; Widemann, T.; Titov, D.; Bruzzone, L.; Helbert, J.; Vandaele, A.C.; Marcq, E.; Dumoulin, C.; Rosenblatt, P.; the EnVision Team (2019). EnVision M5 Venus orbiter proposal. , EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, 15-20 September 2019, Geneva, Switzerland, Vol. 13, EPSC-DPS2019-1611-2,Identifiers
Type
Conference
Peer-Review
No
Language
eng