{"product_id":"exploring-venus-as-a-terrestrial-planet-isbn-9780875904412","title":"Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 176.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the search for extra-solar planets in full gear, it has become essential to gain a more detailed understanding of the evolution of the other earth-like planets in our own solar system. Space missions to Venus, including the Soviet Veneras, Pioneer Venus, and Magellan, provided a wealth of information about this planet' enigmatic surface and atmosphere, but left many fundamental questions about its origin and evolution unanswered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book discusses how the study of Venus will aid our understanding of terrestrial and extra-solar planet evolution, with particular reference to surface and interior processes, atmospheric circulation, chemistry, and aeronomy. Incorporating results from the recent European Venus Express mission, Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet examines the open questions and relates them to Earth and other terrestrial planets. The goal is to stimulate thinking about those broader issues as the new Venus data arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens\u003c\/i\u003e vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Venus: Major Scientific Issues and Directions\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeochemistry of Venus’ Surface: Current Limitations as Future Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllan H. Treiman\u003c\/i\u003e 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Evolution of Venus\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander T. Basilevsky and George E. McGill\u003c\/i\u003e 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTectonic and Thermal Evolution of Venus and the Role of Volatiles: Implications for Understanding the Terrestrial Planets\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne E. Smrekar, Linda Elkins-Tanton, Johannes J. Leitner, Adrian Lenardic, Steve Mackwell, Louis Moresi, Christophe Sotin, and Ellen R. Stofan\u003c\/i\u003e 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmospheric Composition, Chemistry, and Clouds\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFranklin P. Mills, Larry W. Esposito, and Yuk L. Yung\u003c\/i\u003e 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenus Atmosphere Dynamics: A Continuing Enigma\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. Schubert, S. W. Bougher, C. C. Covey, A. D. Del Genio, A. S. Grossman, J. L. Hollingsworth, S. S. Limaye, and R. E. Young\u003c\/i\u003e 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiation in the Atmosphere of Venus\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDmitry V. Titov, Mark A. Bullock, David Crisp, Nilton O. Renno, Fredric W. Taylor, and Ljudmilla V. Zasova\u003c\/i\u003e 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenus Upper Atmosphere and Plasma Environment: Critical Issues for Future Exploration\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC. T. Russell, J. G. Luhmann, T. E. Cravens, A. F. Nagy, and R. J. Strangeway\u003c\/i\u003e 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenus Express and Terrestrial Planet Climatology\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFredric W. Taylor, Håkan Svedhem, and Dmitri M. Titov\u003c\/i\u003e 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiencing Venus: Clues to the Origin, Evolution, and Chemistry of Terrestrial Planets via In-Situ Exploration of our Sister World\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin H. Baines, Sushil K. Atreya, Robert W. Carlson, David Crisp, David Grinspoon, Christopher T. Russell, Gerald Schubert, and Kevin Zahnle\u003c\/i\u003e 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAstrobiology and Venus Exploration\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid H. Grinspoon and Mark A. Bullock\u003c\/i\u003e 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology Perspectives in the Future Exploration of Venus\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames A. Cutts, Tibor S. Balint, Eric Chassefiere, and Elizabeth A. Kolawa\u003c\/i\u003e 207\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLarry W. Esposito is an American planetary astronomer and a professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder. A 1973 graduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D in astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ellen Renee Stofan is the former Chief Scientist of NASA and served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency's science programs, planning and investments. 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