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18TH MEETING OF THE VENUS EXPLORATION ANALYSIS GROUP (VEXAG) Program and Abstracts LPI Contribution No. 2356 18th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group November 16–17, 2020 Institutional Support Lunar and Planetary Institute Universities Space Research Association Convener Noam Izenberg Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Darby Dyar Mount Holyoke College Science Organizing Committee Darby Dyar Planetary Science Institute, Mount Holyoke College Noam Izenberg JHU Applied Physics Laboratory Megan Andsell NASA Headquarters Natasha Johnson NASA Goddard Jennifer Jackson California Institute of Technology Jim Cutts Jet Propulsion Laboratory Tommy Thompson Jet Propulsion Laboratory Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston TX 77058-1113 Compiled in 2020 by Meeting and Publication Services Lunar and Planetary Institute USRA Houston 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston TX 77058-1113 This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Award No. 80NSSC20M0173. 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In 18th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), Abstract #XXXX. LPI Contribution No. 2356, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston. 18TH MEETING OF THE VENUS EXPLORATION ANALYSIS GROUP Agenda All Times Listed are Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5) Time Monday, November 16, 2020 9:00 a.m. Session 1: Current Status of Active Venus Exploration: NASA, and Mission Updates 1:00 p.m. Session 2: Mission Proposals and Concepts, Technology Updates and Current Studies and Poster Lightning Talks Tuesday, November 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. Session 3: Venus Science Talks and VEXAG Findings Print Only 18TH MEETING OF THE VENUS EXPLORATION ANALYSIS GROUP Program Monday, November 16, 2020 SESSION 1: CURRENT STATUS OF ACTIVE VENUS EXPLORATION: NASA, AND MISSION UPDATES 9:00 a.m. Updates from NASA HQ and active mission around or flying by Venus in upcoming months/years. Discussion of the pre-decadal Flagship study. Chairs: Darby Dyar and Noam Izenberg Times Authors (*Denotes Presenter) Abstract Title and Summary 9:00 a.m. Izenberg N. * Welcome, Introduction, Rules of the Road 9:05 a.m. Dyar D. * VEXAG Presentation 9:40 a.m. Glaze L. * HQ Presentation 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:25 a.m. Satoh T. * Akatsuki Update 10:35 a.m. Curry S. M. * Parker Solar Probe Venus Flyby Campaign: Parker Solar Probe Team Latest Results [#8017] We will present the latest Parker Solar Probe gravity assists at Venus. We will compare our observations to those to VEX and PVO over similar parts of the solar cycle and discuss collaborations with BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter Venus gravity assists. 10:45 a.m. Zouganelis Y. * Solar Orbiter Update 10:55 a.m. Witasse O. * JUICE Update 11:05 a.m. BREAK 11:15 a.m. Gilmore M. * Venus Flagship Mission Planetary Mission Concept Study 11:45 a.m. DISCUSSION Monday, November 16, 2020 SESSION 2: MISSION PROPOSALS AND CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGY UPDATES AND CURRENT STUDIES AND POSTER LIGHTNING TALKS 1:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Room Upcoming US and international Venus mission concepts, proposals and plans. Venus technology studies and program updates. Poster lightning talk round. Chairs: Darby Dyar and Noam Izenberg Times Authors (*Denotes Presenter) Abstract Title and Summary 1:00 p.m. Dyar D. * Introduction 1:05 p.m. Niebur C. * New Frontier 5 1:15 p.m. Zasova L. * Venera-D 1:25 p.m. Smrekar S. * VERITAS 1:39 p.m. Garvin J. * DAVINCI+ 1:53 p.m. Widemann T. * Ghail R. C. EnVision: Understanding Why Earth’s Closest Neighbour is Wilson C. F. Titov D. V. so Different [#8028] Kiefer W. S. Campbell B. EnVision is a proposed orbiter mission studied in Hensley S. Le Gall A. Marcq E. collaboration with NASA for a selection expected in 2021. It Helbert J. Breuer D. carries a comprehensive suite of five instruments whose Vandaele A. C. Bruzzone L. science objectives include the surface, interior, Ansan V. Dumoulin C. and atmosphere. Rosenblatt P. Komatsu G. Bovolo F. 2:07 p.m. BREAK 2:17 p.m. Noe E. * Heat Exchange-Driven Aircraft for Low Altitude and Surface Exploration of Venus - NIAC 2:27 p.m. Nguyen Q-V. * Mercer C. * HOTTECH and PESTO program updates 2:42 p.m. Kremic T. * Venus Surface Platform Study 2:57 p.m. BREAK 3:04 p.m. Izenberg N. * Poster lightning talks intro 3:06 p.m. Zhou G. Z. * Zirnov S. Z. Utilization of Resources on the Moon [#8020] Mardon A. M. Structures on the lunar surface will challenge contemporary thoughts of auxiliary examination by basic and structural architects, just as originators, constructors and coordination organizers. Uncovered home units will confront numerous issues. 3:08 p.m. Zacny K. * Hall J. Venus Drill and Sample Delivery System [#8022] We present development and testing of Venus drill and sample delivery system. 3:10 p.m. Western A. D. * Hassanalian M. Bioinspired Walking, Rolling, and Jumping Robot for Venus Exploration [#8009] The proposed robot is inspired from different organisms, like long-nosed leopard lizard, golden wheel spider, and octopus to walk, roll, and jump for the exploration of a wider variety of terrain on Venus, such as mountains, with increased speeds. 3:12 p.m. Sherman M. R. * Hassanalian M. Microrobots Inspired by Oceanic and Bacteria Organisms for Observations of Venus’ Upper Atmosphere [#8014] This work discusses a new concept involving a hybrid aerial system inspired by a bacteria-based organism – Flagellates – that utilize the strong winds in the upper atmosphere of Venus to power their onboard equipment. 3:14 p.m. Santana Gonzalez O. * Lu Y. Ballistic Aerocapture at Venus: A Case Study for an Atmospheric Sampling Probe [#8039] The study examines the if ballistic aerocapture is possible at Venus. 3:16 p.m. Morris I. M. * Hassanalian M. Active Seismic Survey on Venus by Multi-Agent Robotic Systems [#8018] We propose collecting an active seismic survey using a multi-agent system of jumping robots deployed as part of a lander, which will reveal the structure and density of the upper crust and help answer questions about the planet’s seismic activity. 3:18 p.m. Mahajan R. R. * Goyal S. K. Mass Spectrometric Study of Planetary Atmospheres in Upadhyay N. Auknoor A. Future Missions: A Case Study, Venus Neutral and Ion Mass Sharma P. Kaur J. Sheel Varun. Analyzer (VENIMA) [#8026] Bhardwaj A. Rami J. Presenting a concept for measurement of neutrals and ions by mass spectrometric technique. 3:20 p.m. Krishnamoorthy S. * Komjathy A. Progress Towards Balloon-Based Seismology on Venus Pauken M. T. Cutts J. A. in 2019–2020 [#8033] Bowman D. C. Brissaud Q. Seismology on the surface of Venus is technologically Jackson J. M. Martire L. challenging. We discuss progress on an alternative method Chaigneau Y. Garcia R. F. of seismology from the atmosphere of Venus. Mimoun D. Izraelevitz J. 3:22 p.m. Knicely J. J. * Lynch R. J. Strategies for Safely Landing on Venus Tesserae [#8016] Mason P. A. Ahmad N. We explored the requirements to safely place a lander in Matthies L. H. Gramling C. J. venusian tessera terrain. The lander must autonomously Restrepo C. I. Gilmore M. S. detect hazards through the highly scattering atmosphere Herrick R. R. against which it must push to avoid hazards, similar to a descending bathysphere. 3:24 p.m. King S. D. * Euen G. T. Surprisingly Stationary Plumes and the Distribution of Active Coronae on Venus [#8038] Contrary to expectations of how a vigorously convecting body should behave, we find plumes can maintain a stable spatial pattern for a Gyr, or even longer. We explore some possible implications of plume stability for Venus. 3:26 p.m. Johnson P. A. * Johnson J. C. Non-Independence of Variables in the Venus Mardon A. A. Life Equation [#8023] In light of the hypothesis that Venus was habitable in its evolution, the Venus Life Equation has been used to model key environmental factors that were required for the sustenance of life. Here, we suggest non-independence of equation variables. 3:28 p.m. Jitarwal S. * Pabari J. P. Time-Frequency Localization of Electrostatic Discharge for Kumar D. Dhote G. Nambiar S. Lightning Study [#8010] Singh R. Upadhyaya T. This study presents a comparison of several time-frequency Acharyya K. Sheel V. localization techniques for a natural lightning signal, Bhardwaj A. captured during a monsoon season. The Hilbert-Huang transformation is found a better technique for understanding the lightning signal. 3:30 p.m. Herkenhoff B. K. * Fisher J. M. Performance Analysis of Solar Fixed-Wing Drones Hassanalian M. on Venus [#8007] We proposed a concept for the operational range of a solar fixed-wing drone that would operate at an altitude near 55km for an extended period. In this range, the solar efficiency is at its peak, near 7.2 %, with a potential output power of 79W/m^2. 3:32 p.m. Horzempa P. A. * Calypso Venus Scout [#8045] The Calypso Venus Scout is a mobile, low-altitude survey and mapping mission.