Venus: The Atmosphere, Climate, Surface, Interior and Near-Space Environment of an Earth-Like Planet

This is a review of current knowledge about Earth’s nearest planetary neighbour and near twin, Venus. Such knowledge has recently been extended by the European Venus Express and the Japanese Akatsuki spacecraft in orbit around the planet; these missions and their achievements are concisely described...

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Veröffentlicht in:Space science reviews 2018-02, Vol.214 (1), p.1-36, Article 35
Hauptverfasser: Taylor, Fredric W., Svedhem, Håkan, Head, James W.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This is a review of current knowledge about Earth’s nearest planetary neighbour and near twin, Venus. Such knowledge has recently been extended by the European Venus Express and the Japanese Akatsuki spacecraft in orbit around the planet; these missions and their achievements are concisely described in the first part of the review, along with a summary of previous Venus observations. The scientific discussions which follow are divided into three main sections: on the surface and interior; the atmosphere and climate; and the thermosphere, exosphere and magnetosphere. These reports are intended to provide an overview for the general reader, and also an introduction to the more detailed topical surveys in the following articles in this issue, where full references to original material may be found.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-018-0467-8