Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Galileo's instruments obtained a broad range of planetary measurements during the spacecraft's Venus encounter on February 10, 1990. The instrumentation brought to bear encompassed UV spectra, limb haze studies, and particles-and-fields experiments. These data, in conjunction with ground-based observations conducted during the encounter, have yielded accurate information on the Venus plasma environment, cloud patterns, and the possibility of interpreting certain impulsive events as lightning.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Science (ISSN 0036-8075); 253; 1516-151
Format:
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