dc.contributor.author | Campbell, Bruce A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Campbell, Donald B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carter, Lynn M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chandler, John F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Giorgini, Jon D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Margot, Jean-Luc | |
dc.contributor.author | Morgang, Gareth A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nolan, Michael C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Perillat, Phillip J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Whitten, Jennifer L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-23T02:01:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-23T02:01:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier | 0019-1035 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Campbell, Bruce A., Campbell, Donald B., Carter, Lynn M., Chandler, John F., Giorgini, Jon D., Margot, Jean-Luc, Morgang, Gareth A., Nolan, Michael C., Perillat, Phillip J., and Whitten, Jennifer L. 2019. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/98622">The mean rotation rate of Venus from 29 years of Earth-based radar observations</a>." <em>Icarus</em>, 332 19–23. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.06.019">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.06.019</a>. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0019-1035 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10088/98622 | |
dc.description.abstract | We measured the length of the Venus sidereal day (LOD) from Earth-based radar observations collected from 1988 to 2017, using offsets in surface feature longitudes from a prediction based on a 243.0185d period derived from analysis of Magellan mission images over a 487-day interval. We derive a mean LOD over 29 years of 243.0212 +/- 0.0006d. Our result is consistent with earlier estimates (but with smaller uncertainties), including those based on offsets between Venus Express infrared mapping data and Magellan topography that suggest a mean LOD of 243.0228 +/- 0.002d over a 16-year interval. We cannot detect subtle, short-term oscillations in rate, but the derived value provides an excellent fit to observational data over a 29-year period that can be used for future landing-site planning. | |
dc.format.extent | 19–23 | |
dc.publisher | Academic Press Incorporated Elsevier Science | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Icarus 332 | |
dc.title | The mean rotation rate of Venus from 29 years of Earth-based radar observations | |
dc.type | article | |
sro.identifier.refworksID | 32679 | |
sro.identifier.itemID | 152082 | |
sro.description.unit | NASM | |
sro.description.unit | NASM-CEPS | |
sro.description.unit | SAO | |
sro.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.06.019 | |
sro.identifier.url | https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/98622 | |
sro.publicationPlace | San Diego, California |