VEGA 1, 2 optical spectrometry of Venus atmospheric aerosols at the 60-30 KM levels - Preliminary results

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Aerosols, Atmospheric Density, Density Measurement, Vega Project, Venus Atmosphere, Backscattering, Nightglow, Particle Size Distribution, Troposphere, Vertical Distribution

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Spectrometer measurements of the aerosol particle-density profiles above the Vega 1 and Vega 2 landing sites generally confirm the height-zone structure found in earlier sounding of the Venus atmosphere: a three-layer main cloud deck, an intermediate zone, and a subcloud haze region. However, the Vega results show substantial differences in the number density and especially the size spectrum of the aerosols. A tropospheric nightglow is present at wavelength of about 1 micron. The backscatter and extinction coefficients undergo relatively little variation over the 63-32 km height range. Submicron atmospheric particles appear to be abundant above the landing sites.

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