VENUS IONOSPHERE' AN INTERPRETATION OF MARINER 10 OBSERVATIONS

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作者
Bauer, S. J. [1 ]
Hartle, R. E. [1 ]
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[1] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Lab Planetary Atmospheres, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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10.1029/GL001i001p00007
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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The dayside ionosphere of Venus observed by Mariner 10 may be understood in terms of a dyhamic interaction with the solar wind which results in a compressed topside above an "F-2 ledge" consisting of O+ and a dynamically unaffected F-1 layer corresponding to a neutral temperature T similar or equal to 380 degrees K and consisting of O-2(+) and CO2+. The top of the upper ledge appears to be an ionopause caused by solar wind scavenging of He+, representing a solar-wind obstacle consistent with the bow shock observations.
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