Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
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The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer program. This part of the program included a spa
Artist's impression of the five components of Pioneer 13 approaching Venus
Pioneer Venus Bus with probes attached
Pioneer Venus Large Probe opens its parachute (artist's rendition).
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe infographic
DAVINCI
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DAVINCI is a planned mission for an orbiter and atmospheric probe to the planet Venus. Together with the separate VERITAS mission, which will also study Venus, it was selected by NASA on June 2, 2021,
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
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Artist's concept of DAVINCI's descent stages
During its 63-minute descent, DAVINCI will collect and return measurements of Venus's atmospheric composition.
Components of the Venus Mass Spectrometer (VMS) instrument to be installed in the atmospheric probe. The job of VMS is to sample gas during the probe's descent, analyze it, and provide us with information about the chemical composition of the Venusian atmosphere and possible connections to surface mineralogies.
MESSENGER Venus 630 nm stretch