Venus: Atmospheric motion and structure from Mariner 10 pictures
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By: B. C. Murray, M. J. S. Belton, G. Edward Danielson, M. E. Davies, D. Gault, B. Hapke, B. O'Leary, R.G. Strom, V. Suomi, and N. Trask
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Abstract
The Mariner 10 television cameras imaged the planet Venus in the visible and near ultraviolet for a period of 8 days at resolutions ranging from 100 meters to 130 kilometers. The general pattern of the atmospheric circulation in the upper tropospheric/lower stratospheric region is displayed in the pictures. Atmospheric flow is symmetrical between north and south hemispheres. The equatorial motions are zonal (east-west) at approximately 100 meters per second, consistent with the previously inferred 4-day retrograde rotation. Angular velocity increases with latitude. The subsolar region, and the region downwind from it, show evidence of large-scale convection that persists in spite of the main zonal motion. Dynamical interaction between the zonal motion and the relatively stationary region of convection is evidenced by bowlike waves.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Venus: Atmospheric motion and structure from Mariner 10 pictures |
| Series title | Science |
| Volume | 183 |
| Issue | 4131 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Science |
| First page | 1307 |
| Last page | 1315 |
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