Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022

convener:Takehiko Satoh(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), convener:Takeshi Horinouchi(Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University), Martha S Gilmore(Wesleyan University), convener:Emmanuel Marcq(Laboratoire Atmospheres, Exploration Spatiale, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin), Chairperson:Martha S Gilmore(Wesleyan University), Takehiko Satoh(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Takeshi Horinouchi(Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University)

Two Venus orbiting missions, ESA's Venus Express (2006 - 2014) and Japan's Akatsuki (2015 to current in Venus' orbit), have advanced our knowledge mostly about the Venusian atmosphere (dynamics, chemistry and evolution). This strong momentum will further be enhanced by the newly selected 3 Venus missions, NASA's VERITAS and DAVINCI, and ESA's EnVision. We are and will certainly be in a new golden age of the Venus science. Launch dates for the new missions are, of course, still many years ahead but it is never too early to deepen scientific discussion and to clarify what the problems are and how we should answer them.<br/>This session will therefore cover all aspects of science related to Venus, from its interior to the surrounding plasma environment, either by observationally or by theoretically. Implications to the exoplanets are also important objectives of studies of Venus. Contributions by experts and by early-career researchers are all welcome.