Collapse of Venus' polar thermosphere density as detected by Venus Express.

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Oct 2011

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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.769

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The Venus Express (VEX) spacecraft offers the opportunity to probe in-situ the density of the polar atmosphere of Venus at altitude range between 165- 185 km. Two methods have been used to derive the density at dedicated campaigns of the Venus Express Atmospheric Drag Experiment (VExADE). The first method uses the tracking data of the spacecraft to precisely compute the drag acceleration of its motion when passing through the thermosphere at the periapsis pass of its orbit [1]. The second method uses the inertial wheels on board the spacecraft to measure the torque generated by the atmospheric drag during the periapsis pass [2]. Both methods provide reliable and similar estimates of the density at the periapsis pass. The estimated density from the first three campaigns is about 2-3 times lower than the one predicted from available empirical models. It suggests either polar collapse of the thermospheric structure or colder thermospheric temperatures than predicted by the models.

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