NASA has two missions to Venus planned: VERITAS and DAVINCI. VERITAS will fly around the planet, analyzing the clouds and taking images. DAVINCI, on the other hand, will fly around the planet for quite some time and then drop a probe to Venus's surface. The spacecraft and the probe will be loaded with state-of-the-art equipment to detect what gases fill the atmosphere and what elements make up the planet itself, and of course, take pictures. Sure, DAVINCI is named after the Italian artist, but they had to cheat a little to make the acronym work. It stands for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging. Despite "gases" not being capitalized, they are very important to the mission.
Now imagine the surprise of the Venusians when they come across that probe sitting in their backyard. Seriously, you might wonder what will happen to the probe after it lands, but NASA isn't saying just yet. After all, conditions on the planet are pretty harsh by Earth standards. But remember that a few of the robots we've sent to Mars worked for years after their planned mission, so you never know.
Get an overview of the DAVINCI mission in the video, then read more about it at Space.com. -via Damn Interesting