Venus Emissivity Mapper – Investigating the Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics of Venus' Polar Region

Thomas Widemann (1) , Emmanuel Marcq (2) , C. Tsang (3) , N. Mueller (4) , D. Kappel (5) , J. Helbert (5) , M. D. Dyar (6) , S. Smrekar (4)

1 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
2 PLANETO - LATMOS
3 Department of Space Studies [Boulder]
4 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
5 DLR Institut für Planetenforschung
6 PSI - Planetary Science Institute [Tucson]

VEM will map cloud particle modes and their temporal variations, and track cloud-level wind field in the polar vortices. VOX circular polar orbit geometry will provide an unprecedented simultaneous study of both polar regions

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Thomas Widemann, Emmanuel Marcq, C. Tsang, N. Mueller, D. Kappel, et al.. Venus Emissivity Mapper – Investigating the Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics of Venus' Polar Region. 15th Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG), Nov 2017, Laurel, Maryland, United States. pp.LPI Contribution No. 2061, 2017. ⟨insu-01672488⟩