Electrical discharges in the atmosphere of Venus

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Jun 1979

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(Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, vol. 5, May 1979, p. 229-236.) Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 5, May-June 1979, p. 122-126.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Atmospheric Electricity, Atmospherics, Electric Discharges, Radio Bursts, Venera Satellites, Venus Atmosphere, Electromagnetic Noise, Ionospheric Propagation, Low Frequencies, Thunderstorms

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A preliminary analysis is reported of some results obtained by recording electrical activity in the Venus atmosphere on the Venera 11 and 12 descent probes. The low-frequency electromagnetic radiation of the Venus atmosphere is evidently produced by electrical discharges at 50-70 km height in the cloud layer. The energy of the discharges is comparable with that released in terrestrial lightning. One thunderstorm area extended about 150 km laterally and 2 km vertically. Discharges may occur at a rate of 20 per sec or more, far faster than on the earth. At the time of observation, the electrical activity on Venus was local, not global, in character.

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