In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution
through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts …

The current state and surface conditions of the Earth and its twin planet Venus are drastically
different. Whether these differences are directly inherited from the earliest stages of …

Photogeologic principles can be used to suggest possible sequences of events that result in
the present planetary surface. The most common method of evaluating the absolute age of a …

Venus today is inhospitable at the surface, its average temperature of 750 K being
incompatible to the existence of life as we know it. However, the potential for past surface …

This work reviews possible signatures and potential detectability of present-day volcanically
emitted material in the atmosphere of Venus. We first discuss the expected composition of …

Surface geologic features form a detailed record of Venus' evolution. Venus displays a
profusion of volcanic and tectonics features, including both familiar and exotic forms. One …

Venus is the planet in the Solar System most similar to Earth in terms of size and (probably)
bulk composition. Until the mid-20th century, scientists thought that Venus was a verdant …

Here we examine how our knowledge of present day Venus can inform terrestrial
exoplanetary science and how exoplanetary science can inform our study of Venus. In a …

Abstract Atla Regio, Venus, is interpreted as a young major mantle plume centre, and we
address whether it is at plume head or plume tail stage. Our approach uses graben-fissure …

To explain Venus' young surface age and lack of plate tectonics, Venus' tectonic regime has
often been proposed to be either an episodic-lid regime with global lithospheric overturns, or …