Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet

Larry W. Esposito is an American planetary astronomer and a professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder. A 1973 graduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D in astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ellen Renee Stofan is the former Chief Scientist of NASA and served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency's science programs, planning and investments. She resigned from NASA in December 2016.

• PrefaceLarry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens viiExploring Venus: Major Scientific Issues and DirectionsLarry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens 1Geochemistry of Venus’ Surface: Current Limitations as Future OpportunitiesAllan H. Treiman 7Surface Evolution of VenusAlexander T. Basilevsky and George E. McGill 23Tectonic and Thermal Evolution of Venus and the Role of Volatiles: Implications for Understanding the Terrestrial PlanetsSuzanne E. Smrekar, Linda Elkins-Tanton, Johannes J. Leitner, Adrian Lenardic, Steve Mackwell, Louis Moresi, Christophe Sotin, and Ellen R. Stofan 45Atmospheric Composition, Chemistry, and CloudsFranklin P. Mills, Larry W. Esposito, and Yuk L. Yung 73Venus Atmosphere Dynamics: A Continuing EnigmaG. Schubert, S. W. Bougher, C. C. Covey, A. D. Del Genio, A. S. Grossman, J. L. Hollingsworth, S. S. Limaye, and R. E. Young 101Radiation in the Atmosphere of VenusDmitry V. Titov, Mark A. Bullock, David Crisp, Nilton O. Renno, Fredric W. Taylor, and Ljudmilla V. Zasova 121Venus Upper Atmosphere and Plasma Environment: Critical Issues for Future ExplorationC. T. Russell, J. G. Luhmann, T. E. Cravens, A. F. Nagy, and R. J. Strangeway 139Venus Express and Terrestrial Planet ClimatologyFredric W. Taylor, Håkan Svedhem, and Dmitri M. Titov 157Experiencing Venus: Clues to the Origin, Evolution, and Chemistry of Terrestrial Planets via In-Situ Exploration of our Sister WorldKevin H. Baines, Sushil K. Atreya, Robert W. Carlson, David Crisp, David Grinspoon, Christopher T. Russell, Gerald Schubert, and Kevin Zahnle 171Astrobiology and Venus ExplorationDavid H. Grinspoon and Mark A. Bullock 191Technology Perspectives in the Future Exploration of VenusJames A. Cutts, Tibor S. Balint, Eric Chassefiere, and Elizabeth A. Kolawa 207