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DAVINCI

Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging

Future Mission

DAVINCI will study Venus from its clouds down to the planet's surface – the first mission to study Venus using both flybys and a descent probe. It joins VERITAS as the first NASA spacecraft to explore Earth's sister planet Venus since the 1990s.

Type

Flyby / Atmospheric Probe

Launch

Tentative: 2030

Target

Venus

Objective

Study Venus from above its clouds to its surface
discover

DAVINCI

The DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission will explore whether the inhospitable surface of Venus could once have been a twin of Earth – a habitable world with liquid water oceans.

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Artist's rendering of the DAVINCI mission capsule over Venus.

DAVINCI Stories

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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets

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Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Preps for Venus Trip

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Stephanie Getty: Exploring the Universe with Curiosity and Wonder

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NASA Instrument to Measure Temperature, Pressure, and Wind on Venus

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Student-Built, Dime-Sized Instrument Is Venus-bound on NASA’s DAVINCI

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Venus Resource Package

Browse this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, printable graphics, and podcasts.

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DAVINCI Probe shown descending through the yellow-orange clouds of Venus.
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