Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Meeting

The next 1.5 day VEXAG meeting will be held Aug. 30-31 at the Hazy Center, Smisthsonian Air & Space Museum near Dulles airport. A key goal of this meeting is to update the top science questions, goals, objectives, and investigations in response to the 2011 Decadal Survey Report. Another goal is to define a new exploration theme that can support the selection of Venus missions in the coming decade. The current goals/objectives/investigations document and proposed science questions are available on the VEXAG website. All parties interested in the future of Venus exploration are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting. Additionally, a new student focus group is being formed and student travel support is available. A Venus science meeting will be held August 31-Sept. 1.

Abstracts are due August 10, 2011.

Meeting details are available on the VEXAG website: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag