DAVINCI

DAVINCI (for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) is a planned NASA Venus space mission selected in 2021 for a 2029 or 2030 launch as a Discovery Program mission. The plan includes an orbiter along with a probe that will descend through the atmosphere. The orbiter is to carry cameras capable of ultraviolet and near infrared imaging. Planned descent-probe instruments:

• VMS - Venus Mass Spectrometer.
• VTLS - Venus Tunable Laser Spectrometer.
• VASI - Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation (measuring temperature, pressure, and wind).
• VenDI - Venus Descent Imager.

The name DAVINCI+ was initially used for one iteration of its proposal, to distinguish it from the first proposal.