LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF CARBON-MONOXIDE IN THE DEEP ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS

A large number of i.r. spectra of Venus was obtained using the Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) on the Galileo spacecraft, during the February 1990 encounter. Preliminary results show an apparent increase in the tropospheric CO volume mixing ratio (vmr) in the northern polar region. Other p...

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Main Authors: Collard, A, Taylor, F, Calcutt, S, Carlson, R, Kamp, L, Baines, K, Encrenaz, T, Drossart, P, Lellouch, E, Bezard, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993