ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The orbit of the Pioneer Venus spacecraft is inclined at 105 to the ecliptic plane with periapsis at a latitude of 17N and at an altitude of 150 km. This orbital geometry provides shock crossings principally at solar zenith angles of greater than 60. Figure 1 shows several recent shock crossings ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/282815a0