Venus gravity - A harmonic analysis and geophysical implications

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Feb 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985lpsc...15..739m&link_type=abstract

(Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA, American Geophysical Union, et al., Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 15th, Houston,

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Harmonic Analysis, Planetary Gravitation, Spherical Harmonics, Venus (Planet), Geophysics, Gravity Anomalies, Maps, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Planetary Rotation, Tables (Data), Venus, Gravity Properties, Harmonics, Analysis, Geophysics, Models, Procedure, Doppler Methods, Observations, Pioneer Venus, Orbiters, Pvo, Anomalies, Comparisons, Topography, Depth, Compensation, Rotation, Inertia, Wobble, Amplitude, Resonance, Data

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An improved theoretical model of Venusian global gravity has been obtained by fitting a tenth degree spherical harmonic series to 78 orbital arcs of Doppler tracking data from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Maps of the free-air anomaly and its formal error are presented. Isostatic anomaly and 'Geoid' maps are also presented, and their geophysical implications are discussed in details. Comparison with equivalent resolution topographic models reveals a strong correlation between long wavelength gravity and the topography of Venus. Analysis of the second degree harmonics showed two aspects of the orientation of the inertial axes of Venus: (1) a significant (about three degrees) departure of the axis of greatest inertia from the rotational axis; and (2) a near alignment of the axis of least inertia with the location of the subterrestrial point at the time of the next inferior conjunction with earth (December 16, 2101). A series of contour maps of the Venusian free-air anomalies is provided.

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