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PHASE II REPORT Venera-D: Expanding Our Horizon of Terrestrial Planet Climate and Geology Through the Comprehensive Exploration of Venus REPORT OF THE VENERA-D JOINT SCIENCE DEFINITION TEAM JANUARY 31, 2019 Venera-D: Expanding Our Horizon of Terrestrial Planet Climate and Geology Through the Comprehensive Exploration of Venus Phase II Final Report Report of the Venera-D Joint Science Definition Team January 31, 2019 Venera-D Phase II Final Report iii Acknowledgments The Venera-D Joint Science Definition Team (VDJSDT) is deeply grateful to: Jim Green (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)) and Lev Zelenyi (Institut Kosmicheskih Issledovanyi ((Space Research Institute) IKI) for creating the VDJSDT; David Senske (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)) and Lori Glaze (NASA) for serving as past U.S. Co-Chairs of the JSDT; Larry Esposito and Rob Landis for lending their support to the JSDT endeavor; Justin Tilman, Elena Mole, and Shannon Ewan for making it easy for the U.S. JSDT members to meet face-to-face with the Russian JSDT members; Rafat Ansari (NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC)) for technical support; Tamara Gugkova, Alexadner Kosov, Irina Kovanleko, and Sergey Shuvalov (IKI) for helping to prepare the report and conducting studies on spacecraft orbit; and Linda Nero, Lorie Passe. and Tom Lavelle (Alcyon Technical Services Joint Venture (ATS-JV) at NASA GRC) for editing this report in record time. Thank you for all of your patience, help, and support in completing this Phase II report. “The blue distance, the mysterious Heavens, the example of birds and insects flying everywhere —are always beckoning Humanity to rise into the air.” --Konstantin Tsiolkovsky “We tend to hear much more about the splendors returned than the ships that brought them or the shipwrights… These spacecraft, their designers, builders, navigators and controllers are examples of what science and engineering, set free for well-defined peaceful purposes, can accomplish.” --Carl Sagan Venera-D Phase II Final Report iv Contents Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 Executive Summary—Motivation for the Venera-D Mission: Understanding Venus as a System Through Time ............................................................................................................................ 3 2 Summary of Phase I and Workshop Updates ......................................................................................... 9 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Venera-D Mission Concept and Science Priorities ....................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Mission Elements .............................................................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Prioritized Overarching Science Goals ........................................................................... 10 2.3 Venera-D Joint Science Definition Team (JSDT) ...................................................................... 14 3 Science Investigation Targets ............................................................................................................... 18 3.1 Updated Review of Venera-D Atmospheric Science Goals and Objectives and Traceability ... 18 3.1.1 What We Know About the Venus Atmosphere and Open Questions ............................. 18 3.1.2 Measurements Needed to Understand the Dynamics, Structure, and Composition of the Venus Atmosphere and Magnetosphere................................................................ 36 3.2 Updates to Venera-D Surface Science Goals and Objectives ..................................................... 38 3.2.1 Venus Surface Geology ................................................................................................... 38 3.2.2 Venus Geochemistry ....................................................................................................... 54 3.2.3 Venus Interior and Seismology ....................................................................................... 59 3.3 Traceability ................................................................................................................................. 60 3.4 Science Enhancements and Enablements From Augmentations ................................................ 67 3.5 Venera-D Science Relative to Ongoing and Potential Future Missions ..................................... 67 4 Mission Architecture ............................................................................................................................ 69 4.1 General Summary ....................................................................................................................... 69 4.1.1 The Baseline Venera-D Architecture .............................................................................. 69 4.1.2 Orbiter Design ................................................................................................................. 76 4.1.3 Main Lander Design ........................................................................................................ 79 4.1.4 Long-Lived In-Situ Solar System Explorer (LISSE): Small Surface Stations ................ 82 4.2 Mission Level ............................................................................................................................. 86 4.2.1 Concept of Operations (CONOPS) ................................................................................. 86 4.2.2 Communications ............................................................................................................. 89 4.2.3 Orbital Mechanics ........................................................................................................... 90 4.2.4 Ground Support ............................................................................................................... 96 4.2.5 Hardware Development, Integration, and Testing .......................................................... 96 5 Ground Support and Communication Links ......................................................................................... 98 6 Top-Level Technology Assessment and Considerations for Baseline Mission ................................... 99 6.1 Major Technology Demonstrations/Targets ............................................................................... 99 7 Supporting Laboratory Studies ........................................................................................................... 108 7.1 Baseline Mission Needs ............................................................................................................ 108 7.2 Other Potential Mission Component (Augmentation) Needs ................................................... 108 8 Potential Contributions to the Baseline Venera-D (Trade Space and Scientific Priority Order) ................................................................................................................................................. 109 8.1 Introduction and Overview ....................................................................................................... 109 8.2 Aerial Platform (AP) ................................................................................................................ 109 8.2.1 NASA Aerial Platforms (APs) Study Summary ........................................................... 112 Venera-D Phase II Final Report v 8.2.2 Insights Regarding the Venera-D Mass Allocations Relative to the NASA-Based Aerial Platform (AP) Study ........................................................................................... 116 8.2.3 Altitude and Local Solar Time (LST) Access Summary .............................................. 117 8.2.4 Summary of Development Requirements for the Seven NASA-Studied Vehicles ....... 118 8.2.5 Risk Versus Cost Assessments from the NASA Aerial Platform (AP) Study .............. 120 8.2.6 Recommendations Relative to the Venera-D Timeline and Priorities .......................... 120 8.3 Seismic and Atmospheric Exploration of Venus (SAEVe) ...................................................... 120 8.3.1 Seismic and Atmospheric Exploration of Venus (SAEVe) Key Parameters ................ 121 8.3.2 Seismic and Atmospheric Exploration of Venus (SAEVe) Science Objectives ........... 122 8.3.3 Mission Scenario and Requirements for Orbiter ........................................................... 122 8.3.4 Seismic and Atmospheric Exploration of Venus (SAEVe) Accommodation Flexibility ...................................................................................................................... 123 8.3.5 Seismic and Atmospheric Exploration of Venus (SAEVe) Technology Readiness ..... 124 8.4 Secondary Small Satellite ......................................................................................................... 124 8.4.1 Science Motivations and Objectives ............................................................................. 124 8.4.2 Orbit Options and Insertion Requirements .................................................................... 127 8.4.3 Additional Advantages of Small Satellites Around Lagrange Points 1 and 2 (L1 and L2) ................................................................................................................... 129 9 Assessment of Risk Structure