In-situ measurements in the Venus ionosphere

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May 1981

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Jahrestagung, Aachen, West Germany, May 11-14, 1981, 13 p. In German.

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Ionospheric Sounding, Planetary Ionospheres, Venus Atmosphere, Electron Energy, Ionospheric Ion Density, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Plasma Dynamics, Solar Position, Vertical Distribution

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The first regular in-situ measurements in the ionosphere of Venus are being conducted with the aid of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter, which is in orbit around Venus since December 1978. The most important parameters of the ionospheric plasma are measured by a retarding potential analyzer. The obtained results show that the Venus ionosphere is, in some respects, very different from that of the earth. Plasma transport processes in the Venus ionosphere are not restricted by an intense magnetic field, as in the terrestrial ionosphere. Venus provides, therefore, an opportunity to study an ionosphere without magnetic field effects. Attention is given to the behavior of the solar wind near Venus, the ionic density, electron temperature profiles, and the mechanism which accelerates the plasma.

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