Bengaluru, Sept. 25 -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced a major opportunity for Indian scientists and researchers to contribute to the study of Venus, Earth's "sister planet," by analyzing archival data from past missions.

This initiative forms part of the upcoming Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), approved by the Indian government, which aims to study Venus' surface, atmosphere, and its interaction with the Sun.

The Announcement of Opportunity (AO) invites novel research proposals in several scientific areas, including Venusian morphology, topography, sub-surface studies, geological mapping, mineralogy, atmospheric dynamics, and ionosphere-solar wind interactions.

ISRO hopes this program will strengthen the scienti...