Generation of Venus' nightside ionospheric structure by particle streams from cosmoids

Details Generation of Venus' nightside ionospheric structure by particle streams from cosmoids Generation of Venus' nightside ionospheric structure by particle streams from cosmoids

Apr 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995adspr..15q.123d&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177), vol. 15, no. 4, p. (4)123-(4)129

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Meteoroids, Particle Motion, Planetary Ionospheres, Radar Reception, Venus (Planet), Very Low Frequencies, Helium, Hydrogen, Iron, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Pioneer 11 Space Probe, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Sodium

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A newly discovered source of energetic particle streams directed at Venus' nightside may cause several exosphere phenomena. The streams evolve from dispersed cosmoids, a surreptitious population of meteoroids in nearly hyperbolic orbits, measured with three dust experiments on Pioneer 10/11. Loose fragile comet-like ensembles of frozen volatile material, they are orders of magnitude more populous than short-period meteoroids. Dispersion is forced near a planet masking the meteor signature at Earth, but recently terrestrial exosphere interactions have been detected principally from VLF radar returns and as suddenly formed layers of neutral sodium and iron probed by lidar. Venus influx is estimated greater than 10-14(g)/((sq cm)(s)) with nightside directed kinetic power of greater than 0.3 (erg)/((sq cm)s)). Compared to Earth, Venus, lacking a dipole field with almost no rotation, has a readily recognized set of nightside interaction signatures of these downward energetic particle streams: i.e., density depressions of the neutral thermosphere, hydrogen and helium bulges, a non-disappearing ionosphere, electron holes, nightglows, VLF bursty signals, and local magnetic fields. From Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) measurements, the cosmoid population, its temporal and solar azimuthal variation may be determined.

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