Contents
Collaborating Authors
Preface
1. The Development of Studies of Venus / D. P. Cruikshank
2. Basic Facts about Venus / L. Colin
3. Stellar Magnitude and Albedo Data of Venus / V. I. Moroz
4. Radio Astronomical Studies of Venus / A. D. Kuz'min
5. Summary of Preliminary Results of the Venera 13 and Venera 14 Missions / V. I. Moroz
6. Topography, Surface Properties, and Tectonic Evolution / G. E. McGill, J. L. Warner, M. C. Malin, R. E. Arvidson, E. Eliason, S. Nozette, and R. D. Reasenberg
7. Some Optical Properties of the Venus Surface / Yu. M. Golovin, B. Ye. Moshkin, and A. P. Ekonomov
8. Panorma of Venera 9 and 10 Landing Sites / K. P. Florenskiy, A. T. Bazilevskiy, G. A. Burba, O. V. Nikolayeva, A. A. Pronin, A. S. Selivanov, M. K. Narayeva, A. S. Panfilov, and V. P. Chemodanov
9. Studies of Venus Rocks by Veneras 8, 9, and 10 / Yu. A. Surkov
10. The Interior of Venus and Tectonic Implications / R. J. Phillips and M. C. Malin
11. Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere of Venus / A. Seiff
12. Structure and Parameters of the Venus Atmosphere according to Venera Probe Data / V. S. Avduevskiy, M. Ya. Marov, Yu. N. Kulikov, V. P. Shari, A. Ya. Gorabachevskiy, G. R. Uspenskiy, and Z. P. Cheremukhina
13. Compositions of the Venus Atmosphere / U. von Zahn, S. Kumar, H. Niemann, and R. Prinn
14. Photochemistry of the Venus Atmosphere / V. A. Krasnopol' sky and V. A. Parshev
15. Venus Spectroscopy in the 3000 - 8000 A Region by Veneras 9 and 10 / V. A. Krasnopol' sky
16. The Clouds and Hazes of Venus / L. W. Esposito, R. G. Knollenberg, M. Ya. Marov, O. B. Toon, and R. P. Turco
17. The Electrical Activity of the Atmosphere of Venus / L. V. Ksanfomality, F. L. Scarf, and W. W. L. Taylor
18. The Thermal Balance of the Lower Atmosphere of Venus / M. G. Tomasko
19. Solar Scattered Radiation Measurements by Venus Probes / A. P. Ekonomov, Yu. M. Golovin, V. I. Moroz, and B. Ye. Moshkin
20. The Thermal Balance of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Venus / F. W. Taylor, D. M. Hunten, and L. V. Ksanfomality
21. General Circulation and the Dynamical State of the Venus Atmosphere / G. Schubert
22. The Atmosphere Dynamics of Venus according to Doppler Measurements by the Venera Entry Probes / V. V. Kerzhanovich and M. Ya. Marov
23. The Ionosphere of Venus: Observations and their Interpretations / L. H. Brace, H. A. Taylor, Jr., T. I. Gombosi, A. J. Kliore, W. C. Knudsen, and A. F. Nagy
24. Basic Theory and Model Calucations of the Venus Ionosphere / A. F. Nagy, T. E. Cravens, and T. I. Gombosi
25. The Interactions of the Solar Wind with Venus / C. T. Russell and O. Vaisberg
26. Physics of the Interaction of the Solar Wind with the Ionosphere of Venus: Flow/Field Models / P. A. Cloutier, T. F. Tascione, R. E. Daniell, Jr., H. A. Taylor, Jr., and R. S. Wolff
27. The Bow Shock and the Magnetosphere of Venus according to Measurements from Venera 9 and 10 Orbiters / K. I. Gringauz
28. Laboratory Simulation of the Interaction between the Solar Wind and Venus / I. M. Podgorny
29. Origin and Evolution of the Atmosphere of Venus / T. M. Donahue and J. B. Pollack
30. The Problem of Rare Gases in the Venus Atmosphere / L. M. Mukhin
Appendix A: Models of Venus's Atmospheric Structure / A. Seiff
Appendix B: Data Table Index
Appendix C: NASA Technical Memorandum Numbers
Color Section
References
Glossary
List of Contributors with Acknowledgments to Funding Agencies
Index