Middle infrared thermal maps of Venus at the time of the Galileo encounter

• Main Authors: Orton, Glenn S., Friedson, A. J., Martin, Terry Z., Caldwell, John
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: 91; South Pole; Venus; South pole
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910069535

Images of the disk of Venus, taken at wavelengths between 8 and 22 micrometers, were obtained a few days after the Galileo spacecraft's closest approach on February 8, 1990; these images show variations in the thickness of the main H2SO4 cloud deck and the overlying temperature structure. Sever...