Initial observations of the Pioneer Venus orbiter solar wind plasma experiment

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Feb 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979sci...203..750w&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 203, Feb. 23, 1979, p. 750-752.

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Ionospheric Sounding, Plasma Dynamics, Solar Wind, Venus Atmosphere, Bow Waves, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Planetary Ionospheres, Plasma Diagnostics, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Shock Waves, Venus, Pioneer Venus, Solar Wind, Plasmas, Pressure, Bow Shock, Ionosphere, Ions, Flow, Interactions

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The ionosphere, ionosheath, ionopause, and bow shock wave of Venus are characterized. Venus is found to have a well-defined strong standing bow shock wave. In the ionosheath, downstream from the shock, compressed and heated postshock plasma apparently interacts directly with the ionosphere. Plasma ion velocity deflections suggest that the ionopause has a blunt shape. The positions of the bow shock and ionopause are variable and appear to respond to changes in the external solar wind pressure.

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