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IV. VENUS Venus, the closest planet to the Earth, is the third brightest object in the sky. It has been observed and studied for centuries and yields only to the Sun and the Moon in attracting attention. Yet, for all its popular appeal, it has until recently...

Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space ... - Page 116
1964 - 225 pages
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Proceedings of ... National Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Space, Volume 51

1964 - 248 pages

...they may transfer energy which appears as atmospheric heating, ionization, auroral disturbances, ->d magnetic storms — that is, the whole complex of...clouds and no surface features have ever been observed. 116 DISCOVERIES FROM SPACE EXPLORATION spectrum, a planet also emits its own radiation, which is confined...

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