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The magnetic moment of Venus: Venera‐4 measurements reinterpreted
Author(s) -
Russell Christopher T.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl003i003p00125
Subject(s) - venus , atmosphere of venus , magnetic dipole , dipole , moment (physics) , magnetic field , gauss , geology , geophysics , physics , astrobiology , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics
Re‐examination of the Venera‐4 magnetic field measurements at Venus encounter suggests that Venus may have an intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of about 6.5×10 22 Gauss‐cm³ which corresponds to a surface field of 30 gammas (1 γ =10 −9 Tesla).