Mariner II: Preliminary Reports on Measurements of Venus: Magnetic Field
- 8 March 1963
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 139 (3558), 909-910
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.139.3558.909
Abstract
Mariner II magnetometer data gave no indication of a Venusian magnetic field. This implies, by comparison with spacecraft measurements near Earth and with theoretical models, that the magnetic dipole moment of Venus is at most 1/10 to 1/20 that of the earth.Keywords
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