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Science 31 May 1968:
Vol. 160. no. 3831, pp. 987 - 989
DOI: 10.1126/science.160.3831.987
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Radar Determination of the Radius of Venus

W. G. Melbourne 1, D. O. Muhleman 2, and D. A. O'Handley 3

1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
2 Division of Geological Sciences and Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology
3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The radius of Venus has been determined from radar-range data taken at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Goldstone facility. A simultaneous intergration of the equations of motion of the solar-system fit to this time-delay data gave a value of 6053.7 ± 2.2 kilometers. A discussion of other Venusian radius determinations is made.


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