The Case for the Radar Radius of Venus
- 31 May 1968
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 160 (3831), 985-987
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.160.3831.985
Abstract
The Venus radius of 6085 ± 10 kilometers, deduced from combining observations made with the Venera 4 and Mariner V space probes is incompatible with the value of 6050 ± kilometers determined from Earth-based radar mesurements.Keywords
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