Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
The Vega balloon experiment, designed to measure the dynamics of the Venus atmosphere, comprised the balloons themselves, their gondolas with on-board sensors and radio transmitters, and the radio telescope network on the earth. The structures and the physical parameters of the balloon probe are described, together with the instruments on the gondola, designed for the measurements of the atmospheric pressure, temperature, and vertical wind flows, and illumination, as well as possible flashes of lightning. Consideration is also given to the formatting of the information flow for the individual parameters measured.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTATION
Type:
Soviet Astronomy Letters (ISSN 0360-0327); 12; 7-9
Format:
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