Envision
Understanding why Venus is so different
from Earth
The mission
Envision will be the first mission to provide a complete view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere to determine how and why Venus and Earth evolved so differently. The mission will investigate the planet’s atmosphere, surface and interior, and how these different layers interact with each other.
The journey
- Planned launch: November 2031
- Destination: Venus
- Planned time to arrival: 15 months cruise to Venus + 11 months aerobraking to reach the final science orbit
- Science operation phase: 4 Earth years
- 2nd ESA Venus mission
- 6 instruments
- 10 m ground resolution
Latest
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ImageScience & Exploration
Envision science: what will the mission observe?
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ImageScience & Exploration
Envision targets on Venus’s surface
