Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985s%26t....69..507b&link_type=abstract
Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 69, June 1985, p. 507-510.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Planetary Surfaces, Radar Astronomy, Satellite Imagery, Venera Satellites, Venus (Planet), Venus Radar Echoes, Altimeters, Infrared Radiometers, Surface Temperature, Venus, Radar Methods, Observations, Venra 15, Venera 16, Orbiters, Surface, Mapping, Spacecraft, Equipment, Imagery, Terrain, Description, Tectonism, Topography, Features, Mission Description, Mission Planning, Comparisons, Photographs, Vega Missions
Scientific paper
The surface of Venus is briefly characterized in a summary of results obtained by the Soviet Venera 15 and 16 8-cm synthetic-aperture radars, IR radiometers, and radar altimeters. A series of radar images, mainly from Kotelnikov et al. (1984), are presented and discussed, and the descent vehicles to be released by the two Vega spacecraft as they pass Venus in June 1985 on their way to an encounter with Halley's comet are described. Plans for the missions Phobos (two spacecraft to orbit Mars, rendezvous with Phobos and Deimos, release small instrumented landers, and perform mass spectrometry of vapors released by laser pulses directed at the satellite surfaces, beginning in 1988), a lunar-orbiter mission for 1989-1990, and Vesta (a not-yet-approved 1991 mission comprising a French probe to the asteroid 4 Vesta and perhaps 53 Kalypso and 453 Tea and a Soviet spacecraft to release a kite-supported Venus-atmosphere probe before flying on to an unknown destination) are considered.
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