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This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Venus Evolution Through Time: Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations." The correction addresses a discrepancy between values mentioned in the text and in Table 1 of the original publication. The corrected version states that the gravity field harmonic coefficients are generated up to an average degree strength of 200, rather than 130 as previously stated. The correction is provided by various authors and the publisher, Springer Nature, remains neutral in regards to jurisdictional claims and institutional affiliations. [Extracted from the article]

In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts supporting scientific goals and open questions presented in the companion articles of this volume. Also included are their related investigations (observations & modeling) and discussion of which measurements and future data products are needed to better constrain Venus' atmosphere, climate, surface, interior and habitability evolution through time. A new fleet of Venus missions has been selected, and new mission concepts will continue to be considered for future selections. Missions under development include radar-equipped ESA-led EnVision M5 orbiter mission (European Space Agency 2021), NASA-JPL's VERITAS orbiter mission (Smrekar et al. 2022a), NASA-GSFC's DAVINCI entry probe/flyby mission (Garvin et al. 2022a). The data acquired with the VERITAS, DAVINCI, and EnVision from the end of this decade will fundamentally improve our understanding of the planet's long term history, current activity and evolutionary path. We further describe future mission concepts and measurements beyond the current framework of selected missions, as well as the synergies between these mission concepts, ground-based and space-based observatories and facilities, laboratory measurements, and future algorithmic or modeling activities that pave the way for the development of a Venus program that extends into the 2040s (Wilson et al. 2022). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text discusses the second workshop on the potential habitability of the Venus cloud layer, which was held by the Roscosmos/IKI-NASA Joint Science Definition Team for Russia's Venera-D mission. The workshop featured presentations and panel discussions with participants from 36 different countries. The text also mentions the delays in publishing a collection of Venus-relevant papers due to the global COVID pandemic, geopolitical developments, and budget pressures. It highlights the progress made in new discoveries and investigations, including the detection of phosphine in the venusian atmosphere and the observation of geologic signatures of active volcanism. The text concludes by mentioning upcoming missions to Venus and the potential for paradigm-shifting results in the field of astrobiology. [Extracted from the article]