Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.2723r&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 23, p. 2723-2726
Physics
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Atmospheric Entry, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Planetary Ionospheres, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Solar Activity Effects, Solar Planetary Interactions, Venus (Planet), Electron Density (Concentration), Plasmas (Physics)
Scientific paper
During the entry phase of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO), defined as that period at the end of mission in 1992 when the periapsis fell below 185 km, the magnetometer made repeated measurements throughout the post midnight ionosphere until about 0430 LT. In this region the magnetic field is generally stronger at comparable altitudes than it was earlier at times of higher solar activity. This increase combined with a decrease in electron density causes the ratio of the magnetic pressure to thermal pressure to approach unity at altitudes above 200 km, whereas it was much lower than unity at these altitudes during solar maximum. From 160-200 km the magnetic field pressure exceeds that of the ionospheric plasma quite unlike the usual conditions seen at the beginning of the mission. At lowest altitudes below 150 km, however, the field becomes weaker and hence no evidence for a planetary magnetic field is found.
Brace Larry H.
Luhmann Janet G.
Russell Christopher T.
Strangeway Robert J.
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