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- Europe’s first mission to Venus, providing an unprecedented global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated Venus's noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail, and mapped the planet’s surface temperatures.
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Jan 25, 2024 · ESA’s next mission to Venus was officially ‘adopted’ today by the Agency’s Science Programme Committee. Envision will study Venus from its inner core to its outer atmosphere, giving important new insight into the planet's history, geological activity and climate.
- Venus Express
Europe’s first mission to Venus, providing an unprecedented...
- Venus Express
Europe’s first mission to Venus, providing an unprecedented global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated Venus's noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail, and mapped the planet’s surface temperatures.
Nov 9, 2005 · Venus Express was ESA's first spacecraft to study our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated the noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail and made global maps of the planet’s surface temperatures. Venus approaches twice as close to Earth as Mars ever does.
Nov 9, 2005 · ESA's Venus Express was designed to study the atmosphere of Venus, its plasma environment and surface characteristics from a 24-hour near-polar elliptical orbit.
- United States of America (USA)
- VEX
- Venus Orbit
- 2,800 pounds (1,270 kilograms)
Feb 6, 2024 · ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus, set for a 2031 launch, aims to explore the planet’s geology, climate, and internal structure. This comprehensive study seeks to answer key questions about Venus’s evolution and current state.
Nov 10, 2020 · On 5 November 2002, ESA gave the go-ahead to proceed with Venus Express, and only three years later the aptly named spacecraft began its journey toward the second planet from the Sun. Why Venus? Venus was the first planet to be explored by a spacecraft sent from Earth.
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Venus Express was ESA's first mission to Earth's nearest planetary neighbour. The spacecraft was optimised for studying the atmosphere of Venus, from the surface right up to the ionosphere. It arrived at Venus in April 2006 and continued operating for more than eight years.
