A dynamic upper atmosphere of Venus as revealed by VIRTIS on Venus Express

P. Drossart (), G. Piccioni, J. C. Gérard, M. A. Lopez-Valverde, A. Sanchez-Lavega, L. Zasova, R. Hueso, F. W. Taylor, B. Bézard, A. Adriani, F. Angrilli, G. Arnold, K. H. Baines, G. Bellucci, J. Benkhoff, J. P. Bibring, A. Blanco, M. I. Blecka, R. W. Carlson, A. Coradini, A. Di Lellis, T. Encrenaz, S. Erard, S. Fonti, V. Formisano, T. Fouchet, R. Garcia, R. Haus, J. Helbert, N. I. Ignatiev, P. Irwin, Y. Langevin, S. Lebonnois, D. Luz, L. Marinangeli, V. Orofino, A. V. Rodin, M. C. Roos-Serote, B. Saggin, D. M. Stam, D. Titov, G. Visconti, M. Zambelli and C. Tsang
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P. Drossart: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
G. Piccioni: INAF-IASF,
J. C. Gérard: LPAP-Université de Liège, 5 Avenue de Cointe, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
M. A. Lopez-Valverde: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (CSIC), 50 Camino Bajo de Huetor, 18008 Granada, Spain
A. Sanchez-Lavega: Universidad del Pais Vasco, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Física Aplicada I, C/Alda. Urquijo s/n 48013, Bilbao, Spain
L. Zasova: Space Research Institute (IKI), Profsouznaya 84/32, Moscow, Russia
R. Hueso: Universidad del Pais Vasco, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Física Aplicada I, C/Alda. Urquijo s/n 48013, Bilbao, Spain
F. W. Taylor: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
B. Bézard: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
A. Adriani: INAF-IFSI, 100 Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 Rome, Italy
F. Angrilli: CISAS Università di Padova, 1 via Venezia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
G. Arnold: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2 Rutherfordstraße, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany
K. H. Baines: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
G. Bellucci: INAF-IFSI, 100 Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 Rome, Italy
J. Benkhoff: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2 Rutherfordstraße, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany
J. P. Bibring: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, batiment 121, Université de Paris-Sud
A. Blanco: Università degli Studi di Lecce, Via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy
M. I. Blecka: Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Pan (CBK), 00716 Warszawa, Bartycka 18A, Poland
R. W. Carlson: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
A. Coradini: INAF-IFSI, 100 Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 Rome, Italy
A. Di Lellis: AMDLSPACE, 33 Via Giovanni Angelini, 00149 Rome, Italy
T. Encrenaz: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
S. Erard: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
S. Fonti: Università degli Studi di Lecce, Via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy
V. Formisano: INAF-IFSI, 100 Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 Rome, Italy
T. Fouchet: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
R. Garcia: Dynamique Terrestre et Planétaire, CNRS UMR5562, Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, 31400 Toulouse, France
R. Haus: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2 Rutherfordstraße, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany
J. Helbert: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2 Rutherfordstraße, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany
N. I. Ignatiev: Space Research Institute (IKI), Profsouznaya 84/32, Moscow, Russia
P. Irwin: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
Y. Langevin: Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, batiment 121, Université de Paris-Sud
S. Lebonnois: Laboratoire de Météeorologie Dynamique, UPMC, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France
D. Luz: LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris-Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
L. Marinangeli: Universita d’Annunzio, 42 Viale Pindaro, 65127 Pescara, Italy
V. Orofino: Università degli Studi di Lecce, Via Arnesano, 73100 Lecce, Italy
A. V. Rodin: Space Research Institute (IKI), Profsouznaya 84/32, Moscow, Russia
M. C. Roos-Serote: Lisbon Astronomical Observatory, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-018 Lisbon, Portugal
B. Saggin: Politecnico di Milano, 26 Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 20133 Milano, Italy
D. M. Stam: University of Amsterdam, 403 Kruislaan, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D. Titov: Max-Planck Institute for Aeronomy, 2 Max-Planck-Strasse, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
G. Visconti: University of l’Aquila, 10 Via Vetoio, 67010 Coppito l'Aquila, Italy
M. Zambelli: INAF-IASF,
C. Tsang: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK

Nature, 2007, vol. 450, issue 7170, 641-645

Abstract: Still delivering ESA's Venus Express probe has been in orbit since April 2006. Eight research papers in this issue present new results from the mission, covering the atmosphere, polar features, interactions with the solar wind and the controversial matter of venusian lightning. Håkan Svedham et al. open the section with a review of the similarities and (mostly) differences between Venus and its 'twin', the Earth. Andrew Ingersoll considers the latest results, and also how the project teams plan to make the most of the probe's remaining six years of life.

Date: 2007
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