The DAVINCI Mission to Venus

The da Vinci mission aims to explore Venus by addressing key questions about its origin, evolution, and composition. It will conduct gravity assist flybys to study cloud patterns and heat emissions. The mission will release an atmospheric descent probe to gather data on Venus's atmosphere and surface, potentially revealing evidence of ancient water. The mission will also explore the role of oxygen in Venus's atmosphere and its implications for understanding exoplanets. The findings could ignite a new era of Venus exploration.

What is one of the primary objectives of the da Vinci mission during its flybys of Venus?

• To capture images of Venus's moons

• To measure the gravitational pull of Venus

• To analyze cloud patterns and ultraviolet light absorption

• To study the planet's magnetic field

What will the atmospheric descent probe primarily measure as it falls through Venus's atmosphere?

• Surface temperature

• Magnetic field strength

• Atmospheric composition and winds

• Radiation levels

What significant geological feature will the descent camera capture images of on Venus?

• The Valles Marineris

• Olympus Mons

• The Great Red Spot

• Alpha Regio Tessera

How will the da Vinci mission contribute to our understanding of exoplanets?

• By discovering new exoplanets

• By offering analogs for exoplanet studies with the James Webb Space Telescope

• By providing data for the Hubble Space Telescope

• By mapping the surface of Mars

What role will the oxygen sensing student collaboration experiment play in the da Vinci mission?

• It will capture images of Venus's moons

• It will analyze the role of oxygen in Venus's atmosphere

• It will study the planet's core composition

• It will measure the magnetic field of Venus