Open AccessVenus Exploration Starts in the Lab
Author(s) -
Kimberly Cartier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo144532
Subject(s) - venus , astrobiology , planet , spacecraft , engineering , aerospace engineering , astronomy , physics
Most technology would not last a day on our planet’s evil twin. By creating Venus’s surface and atmospheric conditions here on Earth, a team of engineers is designing spacecraft technology that will last for months.