Oczekuje się, że analiza wyników tych obserwacji istotnie pogłębi naszą wiedzę m.in. na temat struktury atmosfery WenusVenus Transit On June 5 May Bring New Alien Planet Discoveries "And it's not as if scientists know all there is to know about Venus' air. Pasachoff is working with researchers around the world to observe the transit with multiple instruments, in an effort to learn more about the nature and evolution of Earth's hellishly hot «sister planet.»" i pomoże w kalibracji metod używanych do określenia rozmiaru czy składu atmosfery egzoplanet wykrywanych metodą tranzytuVenus Transit On June 5 May Bring New Alien Planet Discoveries "Venus' trek across the solar disk may also eventually help researchers better understand exoplanets and their atmospheres, Pasachoff said." "For starters, careful study of the transit will allow astronomers to calculate Venus' diameter, which is already known.