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Science 31 May 1968:
Vol. 160. no. 3831, pp. 985 - 987
DOI: 10.1126/science.160.3831.985
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The Case for the Radar Radius of Venus

M. E. Ash 1, D. B. Campbell 2, R. B. Dyce 2, R. P. Ingalls 3, R. Jurgens 4, G. H. Pettengill 3, I. I. Shapiro 5, M. A. Slade 6, and T. W. Thompson 4

1 Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington
2 Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Center, Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
3 Lincoln Laboratory
4 Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Center
5 Department of Geology and Geophysics, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Lincoln Laboratory
6 Department of Geology and Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

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.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Venus: Mass, Gravity Field, Atmosphere, and Ionosphere as Measured by the Mariner 10 Dual-Frequency Radio System.
H. T. Howard, H. T. Howard, G. L. Tyler, G. Fjeldbo, A. J. Kliore, G. S. Levy, D. L. Brunn, R. Dickinson, R. E. Edelson, W. L. Martin, et al. (1974)
Science 183, 1297-1301
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Venus: Topography Revealed by Radar Data.
D. B. Campbell, D. B. Campbell, R. B. Dyce, R. P. Ingalls, G. H. Pettengill, and I. I. Shapiro (1972)
Science 175, 514-516
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The System of Planetary Masses.
M. E. Ash, I. I. Shapiro, and W. B. Smith (1971)
Science 174, 551-556
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Dust in the Lower Atmosphere of Venus.
A. D. Anderson and A. D. Anderson (1969)
Science 163, 275-276
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Venus: Lower Atmosphere Not Measured.
V. R. Eshleman, V. R. Eshleman, G. Fjeldbo, J. D. Anderson, A. Kliore, and R. B. Dyce (1968)
Science 162, 661-665
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Venus: Estimates of the Surface Temperature and Pressure from Radio and Radar Measurements.
A. T. Wood, A. T. Wood Jr., R. B. Wattson, and J. B. Pollack (1968)
Science 162, 114-116
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Venus: Implications from Microwave Spectroscopy of the Atmospheric Content of Water Vapor.
J. B. Pollack, J. B. Pollack, and A. T. Wood Jr. (1968)
Science 161, 1125-1127
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Ice on Venus: Can It Exist?.
J. A. Businger, T. Owen, J. A. Businger, J. R. Holton, and W. F. Libby (1968)
Science 161, 915-916
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The Planet Venus: Information received from Mariner V and Venera 4 is compared.
R. Jastrow and R. Jastrow (1968)
Science 160, 1403-1410
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