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It's 900 degrees hot at the

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surface, has powerful high altitude winds,

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and is blanketed by a dense carbon
dioxide atmosphere.

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The planet Venus, although the same size

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and density as Earth,
the similarities end there.

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Earth has water and life.

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Venus is desolate,

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dry, apparently lifeless.

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The DAVINCI mission

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named after Leonardo
da Vinci will now take us back to Venus

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and address unresolved questions
about this mysterious planet.

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This exciting new mission
will launch in June 2029.

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During two gravity assist flybys,
DAVINCI will study the cloud tops

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in ultraviolet light,
tracking cloud motions and analyzing

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mysterious ultraviolet absorbing
chemicals.

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Both flybys will also examine
nightside heat emanating from the surface.

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These geological clues
will paint a global picture of surface

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composition and its evolution.

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Seven months after our second flyby,
DAVINCI will release its atmospheric

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descent probe, which will enter the
atmosphere over the course of two days.

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The probe will take about an hour

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to fall through the atmosphere,
taking measurements down to the surface.

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These measurements
will include profiles of composition,

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winds, temperature pressure
and acceleration.

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Key gases will help us understand
how Venus formed and evolved.

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Some of these measurements may even reveal
signatures of ancient water.

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The spherical probe houses
the state of the art instruments

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that will work together to address
questions about the Venus atmosphere,

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protecting them
from the extreme temperatures,

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high pressures and acidic clouds
in the environment.

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DAVINCI’s camera peers down
through a small viewing port,

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and once the probe passes below
the clouds, it will start to collect

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a series of three dimensional views
that will also help us understand

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whether the rocks of the Alpha Regio
Highland region reveal

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a story of an ancient continent
shaped by water and an oxygen

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sensing student collaboration

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experiment will reveal the role of this
gas in the deep atmosphere.

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The discoveries that emerge
from this diverse dataset, will help

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tell us whether Venus was once habitable

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and the story that we reveal will reach
even beyond our solar system

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to analog exoplanets that will be observed

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with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Venus is waiting for us all

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and DAVINCI is ready to take us there
and ignite a new Venus renaissance.