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The Case for the Radar Radius of Venus

M. E. Ash Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.

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R. P. Ingalls Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.

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G. H. Pettengill Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.

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I. I. Shapiro Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.

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W. B. Smith Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.

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M. A. Slade Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

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D. B. Campbell Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Centre, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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R. B. Dyce Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Centre, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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R. Jurgens Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Centre, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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T. W. Thompson Cornell-Sydney University Astronomy Centre, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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Print Publication:
01 Jul 1968
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1968)025<0560:TCFTRR>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
560–563
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Abstract

The 6085±10 km radius of Venus deduced from combining observations made with the Venera 4 and Mariner 5 space probes appears to be incompatible with the 6050±5 km radius determined from earth-based radar measurements.

Abstract

The 6085±10 km radius of Venus deduced from combining observations made with the Venera 4 and Mariner 5 space probes appears to be incompatible with the 6050±5 km radius determined from earth-based radar measurements.

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