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by TeMPOraL 341 days ago
That depends on the layer; there's apparently one that's quite nice, and there's been some work scoping a possible manned mission there - IIRC, there's even some ISRU possibility due to useful chemicals being in layers immediately below.
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OhMeadhbh 341 days ago
Venus Express did aero-breaking to go into orbit in 2005(?). I don't think it was configured to scan its surface for microbes afterwards, maybe we could add something like that for later missions.

IIRC, there's only a thin layer of atmosphere where we think the microbes live, and I'm not sure if VE (or future missions) descended to that layer during aero-breaking, but it's an idea.

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IAmBroom 341 days ago
> IIRC, there's only a thin layer of atmosphere where we think the microbes live,

COULD live

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OhMeadhbh 339 days ago
Point well taken, COULD live.
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