L.O.V.E. mission

Life On Venus Exploration

Bachelor thesis (2022)

Authors

J.M. Rothenbuchner Aerospace Engineering
A.J. Phillips Aerospace Engineering
T.J.J. Goetzee Aerospace Engineering
S. Dhiyaneeswaran Aerospace Engineering
J.J.P. Bos Aerospace Engineering
F. ten Voorde Aerospace Engineering
N.P.J. van den Heuvel Aerospace Engineering
D.J. Nieuwenhuizen Aerospace Engineering
A.A. Land Aerospace Engineering
C. Castro Garcia Aerospace Engineering

Contributors

J.A. Melkert Flight Performance and Propulsion - Aerospace Engineering (mentor)
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
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Published Date

23-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

When searching for life we tend to imagine faraway exoplanets, and rarely do we think of our
own solar system. Although a lot of focus is put on Mars, Venus, our closest neighbor, could
currently host life. Temperatures of 475 ℃ and pressures 95 times what we experience on
Earth don’t offer the best conditions for life on the surface. However at high altitudes the
temperature and pressure drop until, in the area between 50 and 70 km, they approach those
of Earth. Here, amongst a thick deck of sulfuric acid clouds, it is speculated that life could
exist, perhaps in the form of bacteria living in suspended water bubbles.
The purpose of our mission is to design a remote sensing platform to perform in-situ
measurements on the atmosphere and soil composition of Venus, in an effort to learn more
about the planet while looking for specific biomarkers that could be attributed to life.

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