The science case for an in-situ measurement platform in the Venus clouds

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The next step for Venus exploration after the remote sensing missions of the early 2030s will be in-situ aerial platforms, the Venus equivalent of rovers for Mars. Sophisticated Venus balloon technology is already under development and presents an opportunity for the United Kingdom to act as a bilateral partner in missions exploring key questions about the volcanic and geological history of Venus, the potential habitability of the Venus clouds, and Venus as an analogue for exoplanets. White paper written for the UKSA Space Frontiers 2035 programme.

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@misc{cohen2026science,
  title = {{The science case for an in-situ measurement platform in the Venus clouds}},
  author = {Maureen Cohen and Joanna Egan and Martin Airey and Karen Aplin and Gilles Bailet and Paul Byrne and Chris Castelli and Charles Cockell and Nathan Mayne and Blair McGinness and Ingo Mueller-Wodarg and John Plane and Julia Semprich and Denis Sergeev and Wencheng Shao and Alexander Stott and Roland Young},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.27038},
  eprint = {2610.27038},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.27038},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

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TY  - UNPB
TI  - The science case for an in-situ measurement platform in the Venus clouds
AU  - Maureen Cohen
AU  - Joanna Egan
AU  - Martin Airey
AU  - Karen Aplin
AU  - Gilles Bailet
AU  - Paul Byrne
AU  - Chris Castelli
AU  - Charles Cockell
AU  - Nathan Mayne
AU  - Blair McGinness
AU  - Ingo Mueller-Wodarg
AU  - John Plane
AU  - Julia Semprich
AU  - Denis Sergeev
AU  - Wencheng Shao
AU  - Alexander Stott
AU  - Roland Young
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.27038
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.27038
AB  - The next step for Venus exploration after the remote sensing missions of the early 2030s will be in-situ aerial platforms, the Venus equivalent of rovers for Mars. Sophisticated Venus balloon technology is already under development and presents an opportunity for the United Kingdom to act as a bilateral partner in missions exploring key questions about the volcanic and geological history of Venus, the potential habitability of the Venus clouds, and Venus as an analogue for exoplanets. White paper written for the UKSA Space Frontiers 2035 programme.
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