The rotation period, direction of the North Pole, and geodetic control network of Venus
| Autor: | A. I. Zakharov, Patricia G. Rogers, V. A. Stepanyantz, Tim R. Colvin, W. L. Sjogren, P. W. Chodas, E. L. Akim, Z. P. Vlasova, Merton E. Davies |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Rotation period
Atmospheric Science Computation Soil Science Venus Aquatic Science Oceanography Ephemeris Geochemistry and Petrology Radar imaging Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Satellite imagery Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Ecology biology Spacecraft business.industry Paleontology Geodetic datum Forestry biology.organism_classification Geodesy Geophysics Space and Planetary Science business Geology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research. 97:13141 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/92je01166 |
| Popis: | Three related activities that use Magellan data to derive improved estimates of the rotation period and direction of the spin axis of Venus are discussed. These are the computation of the Magellan geodetic control network, the use of measurement landmarks identified in overlapping image strips to improve the spacecraft ephemeris, and the use of common points identified on both the Venera 15/16 and the Magellan images. Since seven years separate the acquisition of the Magellan and Venera images, it should be possible to compute an accurate rotation period and possibly the spin vector of Venus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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