Dust on the Venus surface.
Abstract
The presence of free dust on the surface of Venus is inferred from radiative flux measurements by the Venera 9 and 10 landers. A mean thickness of 0.01 to 0.1 mm is estimated for the dust layer, along with a surface density of 0.01 to 0.1 kg/sq m. The transport time of the dust cloud above the landers is shown to correspond to a wind speed of 0.5 to 1 m/s.
- Publication:
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Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia
- Pub Date:
- March 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979KosIs..17..280M
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photometry;
- Dust;
- Surface Layers;
- Venus Surface;
- Luminous Intensity;
- Thickness;
- Transport Properties;
- Venera 9 Satellite;
- Wind Velocity;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Dust:Venus