NASA’s DAVINCI
mission to Venus is scheduled for launch in 2029.
Upon its arrival
at the second planet from the Sun, the probe will plunge through Venus’ atmosphere
ingesting its gases
for approximately one hour before landing on the planet’s surface
DAVINCI is designed to
act as a flying chemistry lab, and it will use its built-in instruments to analyze Venus’s atmosphere
Short for Deep Atmosphere
Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging
DAVINCI is one of three
upcoming missions planned for Venus. NASA’s last mission to Venus, Magellan, arrived at the planet in 1989