Abstract
Science on the fly! The importance of Venus flyby observations
Highlights
We urge two recommendation for future missions: 1. Require any mission that plans to fly by Venus to take data at Venus
To enhance scientific return on mission and improving return on investment, we suggest the NASA mission directorate adopt the lessons learned from this joint ESA–JAXA
Science performed during flybys, with a suite of instruments designed for another planets, have led in the past original discoveries (Hubert et al, 2010, 2012; Gerard et al, 2011; Baines et al, 2000) and have provided new sets of guidelines for the design of future instrumentation toward planets used for gravity assist
Summary
By having a dedicated member on a mission team to promote and coordinate observations, the highest priority instruments to Venus science can be utilized. Solar Wind Plasma Analyser (SWA) Energetic Particle Detector (EDP) Magnetometer (MAG) Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) Spectrometer Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) Multi Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (METIS) Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoIoHI)
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