Venus
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Venus

  1. 1,152 pages
  2. English
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Venus

About this book

No serious astronomical library can be complete without it.—Journal of the British Astronomical Association

"The book contains the results of the exploration of Venus by spacecraft during the period 1962-1978. . . . The book represents an excellent review of the principal results of Venus in the period covered."—Bulletin of the Astronomical Institute of Czechoslovakia

"A wealth of new information."—Science

"Strongly recommended."—Science Books & Films

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Yes, you can access Venus by Donald M. Hunten,Lawrence Colin,Thomas M. Donahue,Vasilii Ivanovich Moroz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Collaborating Authors
  3. Preface
  4. 1. The Development of Studies of Venus / D. P. Cruikshank
  5. 2. Basic Facts about Venus / L. Colin
  6. 3. Stellar Magnitude and Albedo Data of Venus / V. I. Moroz
  7. 4. Radio Astronomical Studies of Venus / A. D. Kuz'min
  8. 5. Summary of Preliminary Results of the Venera 13 and Venera 14 Missions / V. I. Moroz
  9. 6. Topography, Surface Properties, and Tectonic Evolution / G. E. McGill, J. L. Warner, M. C. Malin, R. E. Arvidson, E. Eliason, S. Nozette, and R. D. Reasenberg
  10. 7. Some Optical Properties of the Venus Surface / Yu. M. Golovin, B. Ye. Moshkin, and A. P. Ekonomov
  11. 8. Panorma of Venera 9 and 10 Landing Sites / K. P. Florenskiy, A. T. Bazilevskiy, G. A. Burba, O. V. Nikolayeva, A. A. Pronin, A. S. Selivanov, M. K. Narayeva, A. S. Panfilov, and V. P. Chemodanov
  12. 9. Studies of Venus Rocks by Veneras 8, 9, and 10 / Yu. A. Surkov
  13. 10. The Interior of Venus and Tectonic Implications / R. J. Phillips and M. C. Malin
  14. 11. Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere of Venus / A. Seiff
  15. 12. Structure and Parameters of the Venus Atmosphere according to Venera Probe Data / V. S. Avduevskiy, M. Ya. Marov, Yu. N. Kulikov, V. P. Shari, A. Ya. Gorabachevskiy, G. R. Uspenskiy, and Z. P. Cheremukhina
  16. 13. Compositions of the Venus Atmosphere / U. von Zahn, S. Kumar, H. Niemann, and R. Prinn
  17. 14. Photochemistry of the Venus Atmosphere / V. A. Krasnopol' sky and V. A. Parshev
  18. 15. Venus Spectroscopy in the 3000 - 8000 A Region by Veneras 9 and 10 / V. A. Krasnopol' sky
  19. 16. The Clouds and Hazes of Venus / L. W. Esposito, R. G. Knollenberg, M. Ya. Marov, O. B. Toon, and R. P. Turco
  20. 17. The Electrical Activity of the Atmosphere of Venus / L. V. Ksanfomality, F. L. Scarf, and W. W. L. Taylor
  21. 18. The Thermal Balance of the Lower Atmosphere of Venus / M. G. Tomasko
  22. 19. Solar Scattered Radiation Measurements by Venus Probes / A. P. Ekonomov, Yu. M. Golovin, V. I. Moroz, and B. Ye. Moshkin
  23. 20. The Thermal Balance of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Venus / F. W. Taylor, D. M. Hunten, and L. V. Ksanfomality
  24. 21. General Circulation and the Dynamical State of the Venus Atmosphere / G. Schubert
  25. 22. The Atmosphere Dynamics of Venus according to Doppler Measurements by the Venera Entry Probes / V. V. Kerzhanovich and M. Ya. Marov
  26. 23. The Ionosphere of Venus: Observations and their Interpretations / L. H. Brace, H. A. Taylor, Jr., T. I. Gombosi, A. J. Kliore, W. C. Knudsen, and A. F. Nagy
  27. 24. Basic Theory and Model Calucations of the Venus Ionosphere / A. F. Nagy, T. E. Cravens, and T. I. Gombosi
  28. 25. The Interactions of the Solar Wind with Venus / C. T. Russell and O. Vaisberg
  29. 26. Physics of the Interaction of the Solar Wind with the Ionosphere of Venus: Flow/Field Models / P. A. Cloutier, T. F. Tascione, R. E. Daniell, Jr., H. A. Taylor, Jr., and R. S. Wolff
  30. 27. The Bow Shock and the Magnetosphere of Venus according to Measurements from Venera 9 and 10 Orbiters / K. I. Gringauz
  31. 28. Laboratory Simulation of the Interaction between the Solar Wind and Venus / I. M. Podgorny
  32. 29. Origin and Evolution of the Atmosphere of Venus / T. M. Donahue and J. B. Pollack
  33. 30. The Problem of Rare Gases in the Venus Atmosphere / L. M. Mukhin
  34. Appendix A: Models of Venus's Atmospheric Structure / A. Seiff
  35. Appendix B: Data Table Index
  36. Appendix C: NASA Technical Memorandum Numbers
  37. Color Section
  38. References
  39. Glossary
  40. List of Contributors with Acknowledgments to Funding Agencies
  41. Index