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Investigation of plasma density bulge in front of Venus bow shockSignificant ion and electron flux enhancements immediately upstream of the Venus bow shock were observed by the Electron Temperature Probe on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Mass loading of the solar wind by oxygen ions accounts for only about 10 percent of the observed effect.
Document ID
19900019160
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:186937
NASA-CR-186937
Accession Number
90N28476
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-844
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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