Colin Wilson Profile picture
Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University; Mars & Venus atmospheric science
Mar 19, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
@ThePlanetaryGuy So I was interested this so did a quick trawl through #LPSC2021 abstracts which mention Venus in the title or abstract; they have increased in number from <50 per year in 2006-2008 to >100 now. ... 1/n Image @ThePlanetaryGuy You may be wondering, is that growth simply the expansion of LPSC? No. Venus-mentioning abstracts grew from a thin 3% of all LPSC abstracts to a healthier 6% this year. That's pretty impressive given how long ago it's been since the last surface-oriented Venus mission. But... 2/n Image