Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet (eBook)

Larry W. Esposito is an American planetary astronomer and a professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder. A 1973 graduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D in astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ellen Renee Stofan is the former Chief Scientist of NASA and served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency's science programs, planning and investments. She resigned from NASA in December 2016.

Preface

Larry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens
vii

Exploring Venus: Major Scientific Issues and Directions

Larry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens
1

Geochemistry of Venus' Surface: Current Limitations as
Future Opportunities

Allan H. Treiman 7

Surface Evolution of Venus

Alexander T. Basilevsky and George E. McGill 23

Tectonic and Thermal Evolution of Venus and the Role of
Volatiles: Implications for Understanding the Terrestrial
Planets

Suzanne E. Smrekar, Linda Elkins-Tanton, Johannes J. Leitner,
Adrian Lenardic, Steve Mackwell, Louis Moresi, Christophe Sotin,
and Ellen R. Stofan 45

Atmospheric Composition, Chemistry, and Clouds

Franklin P. Mills, Larry W. Esposito, and Yuk L. Yung 73

Venus Atmosphere Dynamics: A Continuing Enigma

G. Schubert, S. W. Bougher, C. C. Covey, A. D. Del Genio, A. S.
Grossman, J. L. Hollingsworth, S. S. Limaye, and R. E. Young
101

Radiation in the Atmosphere of Venus

Dmitry V. Titov, Mark A. Bullock, David Crisp, Nilton O. Renno,
Fredric W. Taylor, and Ljudmilla V. Zasova 121

Venus Upper Atmosphere and Plasma Environment: Critical Issues
for Future Exploration

C. T. Russell, J. G. Luhmann, T. E. Cravens, A. F. Nagy, and R.
J. Strangeway 139

Venus Express and Terrestrial Planet Climatology

Fredric W. Taylor, Håkan Svedhem, and Dmitri M. Titov
157

Experiencing Venus: Clues to the Origin, Evolution, and
Chemistry of Terrestrial Planets via In-Situ Exploration of our
Sister World

Kevin H. Baines, Sushil K. Atreya, Robert W. Carlson, David
Crisp, David Grinspoon, Christopher T. Russell, Gerald Schubert,
and Kevin Zahnle 171

Astrobiology and Venus Exploration

David H. Grinspoon and Mark A. Bullock 191

Technology Perspectives in the Future Exploration of Venus

James A. Cutts, Tibor S. Balint, Eric Chassefiere, and Elizabeth
A. Kolawa 207