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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.