Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Mar 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981ang....37..179s&link_type=abstract
(Association Internationale de Geodesie and COSPAR, Symposium International sur la Geodesie Spatiale et ses Applications, Cannes
Statistics
Applications
Gravitational Fields, Planetary Gravitation, Venus (Planet), Gravitational Effects, Line Of Sight, Orbital Elements, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Spherical Harmonics, Venus, Gravity Fields, Doppler Observations, Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Mass, Distribution, Data, Maps, Simulations, Spherical Harmonics, Acceleration, Gravity Anomalies, Comparisons, Mapping, Topography, Features, Isostasy, Procedure, Amplitude
Scientific paper
Results of Pioneer Venus Orbiter observations concerning the gravity field of Venus are presented. The gravitational data was obtained from reductions of Doppler radio tracking data for the Orbiter, which is in a highly eccentric orbit with periapsis altitude varying from 145 to 180 km and nearly fixed periapsis latitude of 15 deg N. The global gravity field was obtained through the simultaneous estimation of the orbit state parameters and gravity coefficients from long-period variations in orbital element rates. The global field has been described with sixth degree and order spherical harmonic coefficients, which are capable of resolving the three major topographical features on Venus. Local anomalies have been mapped using line-of-sight accelerations derived from the Doppler residuals between 40 deg N and 10 deg S latitude at approximately 300 km spatial resolution. Gravitational data is observed to correspond to topographical data obtained by radar altimeter, with most of the gravitational anomalies about 20-30 milligals. Simulations evaluating the isostatic states of two topographic features indicate that at least partial isostasy prevails, with the possibility of complete compensation.
Ananda M.
Birkeland Paul W.
Esposito P. S.
Ritke S. J.
Sjogren William L.
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