NASA eyes Venus, bizarre moons Jupiter and Neptune for low-cost space missions

[Admin]

Venus, Jupiter's supervolcanic moon Io and Neptune's big satellite Triton are in NASA's crosshairs.

NASA eyes Venus, bizarre moons Jupiter and Neptune for low-cost space missions : Read more

 

[tariqmalik]

Spoiler alert: NASA's Discovery program shortlist includes 2 ideas to explore Venus, and probes to explore the volcanoes of Io and Neptune's icy Triton.

I'd love to see an actual Venus LANDER on the list, but I have to saw a close look at Io would be amazing to see extraterrestrial volcanoes up close.

 

[LazarX]

Keep in mind that the lifetime of a Venus lander is still measured in minutes.