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Title: Venus: Constraining Crustal Evolution from Orbit Via High-Resolution Geophysical and Geological Reconnaissance
Primary Author: James B. Garvin
Secondary Author(s): Lori S. Glaze, Sushil Atreya, Bruce Campbell, Don Campbell, Peter Ford, Walter Kiefer, Frank Lemoine, Greg Neumann, Roger Phillips, Keith Raney
Institution: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: September 15, 2009
Summary: Major gaps in understanding Venus include how planetary-scale crustal resurfacing operated, the formation and evolution of highlands, and whether evidence of past environments is preserved. These questions can be addressed through an orbiting radar altimeter and high resolution SAR imager.
Panel Selection: Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and the Moon.
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