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Launching in 

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2029, the DAVINCI mission named after
 Leonardo da Vinci is designed to address

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fundamental questions about the origin,
 evolution and composition of Venus.

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During two gravity assist flybys,

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DAVINCI will study
 the cloud tops in ultraviolet light.

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Tracking cloud patterns
 as they change with time and analyzing

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signatures of mysterious chemicals
 that absorb ultraviolet

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light. 

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Both flybys will also examine heat
 emanating

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from the Venus surface on the planet's
 night side.

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We will look for geological clues
 of this planet's

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mysterious past to paint a global picture
 of surface composition

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and the evolution of the planet's
 ancient highlands.

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seven months after our second flyby,

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DAVINCI will release its atmospheric
 descent probe.

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The spacecraft will watch its probe enter
 Venus's atmosphere

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over the course of two days.

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The probe will take about an hour
 to fall through the atmosphere,

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taking measurements
 and snapping images down to the surface.

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These measurements
 include profiles of composition,

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winds, temperature, pressure
 and acceleration.

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

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

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With our suite of measurements,
 DAVINCI will provide new insights

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into Venus's atmospheres, complex
 composition, structure and chemistry.

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As the probe nears the surface, its
 descent camera will capture breathtaking

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bird's eye views of the mysterious terrain
 known as the Alpha Regio tessera,

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possibly revealing evidence in the rocks
 that water

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once flowed across the Venusian surface.

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These up close images of the surface
 will provide new insights

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into geologic processes
 and will help us to understand

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what it might be like
 to stand on the Venus surface.

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The oxygen sensing student collaboration
 experiment will shed light

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on the role of this gas in the Venus
 atmosphere.

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The discoveries that emerge
 from this diverse

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data set will tell us
 whether Venus was truly habitable

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and the story we reveal at Venus
 will reach even beyond the Solar System

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to analog exoplanets
 that will be observed with the James

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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.