VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)

Magellan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Science
Venus
VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)
Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface.
Posted May 14, 2025
VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)
ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite) / MIDORI
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Venus
Suzanne Smrekar, geophysicist and principal investigator of the agency’s upcoming VERITAS mission to Venus, is NASA JPL’s first recipient of the prestigious award. Suzanne Smrekar, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, received the Fred Whipple Award on Monday, Dec.
Posted December 9, 2024
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Magellan
Planetary Geosciences & Geophysics
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Venus
VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)
Volcanoes
An analysis of data from Magellan’s radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano in Magellan data. Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus has been observed for a second time. Scientists in Italy analyzed archival data from NASA’s Magellan mission […]
Posted May 27, 2024
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