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Planetary atmospheres
Author(s) -
Gierasch Peter J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg013i003p00790
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , venus , spacecraft , astrobiology , jupiter (rocket family) , planet , field (mathematics) , astronomy , physics , mathematics , pure mathematics
The past 4 years have been marked by tremendous observational advances in the field of planetary atmospheres. A great deal of new information has been obtained by unmanned spacecraft, notably the Mariner 9 mission to Mars, the Pioneer 10 mission to Jupiter, and the Mariner 10 mission to Venus, all sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In this summary review we shall discuss only a few of the most exciting advances and the theoretical issues which as a consequence have been resolved or raised. The emphasis will be on dynamics, as it was in the previous quadrennial report. The field has been extremely active, and it would be impossible to touch on all areas. In the bibliography, however, a wide range of other work is referenced.