Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary

Bethany L. Ehlmann; Christopher E. Carr; Darrel Baumgardner (for the VLF Collaboration); David H. Grinspoon; Janusz J. Petkowski; Monika U. Weber; Pete Klupar; Rachana Agrawal; Richard French; Sarag J. Saikia

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arxiv 2208.05570 v1 pith:T4NPGVMM submitted 2022-08-10 astro-ph.IM astro-ph.EP

Sara Seager , Janusz J. Petkowski , Christopher E. Carr , David H. Grinspoon , Bethany L. Ehlmann , Sarag J. Saikia , Rachana Agrawal , Weston P. Buchanan

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Monika U. Weber Richard French Pete Klupar Simon P. Worden Darrel Baumgardner (for the VLF Collaboration)

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Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into a new epoch of cosmic awareness. The Venus Life Finder (VLF) missions feature a series of three direct atmospheric probes designed to assess the habitability of the Venusian clouds and search for signs of life and life itself. The VLF missions are an astrobiology-focused set of missions, and the first two out of three can be launched quickly and at a relatively low cost. The mission concepts come out of an 18-month study by an MIT-led worldwide consortium.

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