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Access to the chemical constituents, and dynamics of the atmosphere and surface of Venus has long been a primary goal and challenge of robotic exploration.
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Amato, M., Williams, D. (2015). Accessing the Venus Lower Atmosphere and Surface- from Venera and Pioneer Venus to VISE and VITaL. In: Badescu, V., Zacny, K. (eds) Inner Solar System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19569-8_4
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