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Intriligator et al. 1991

Intriligator, D.S., Brace, L.H., Brecht, S.H., Knudsen, W.C., Scarf, F.L., Strangeway, R.J. and Taylor, H.A. (1991). Evidence for unusually high densities of plasma in the Venusian ionosheath. Geophysical Research Letters 18: doi: 10.1029/90GL02671. issn: 0094-8276.

An unusual occurrence was recorded by Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) in the Venusian ionosheath on November 10--11, 1981 (orbit 1071): more than an order of magnitude higher densities of ions and electrons were observed than have ever been measured by PVO before then or since. This region of enhanced densities covered an extended region in the dayside ionosheath. The purpose of this paper is to briefly present our analysis of these unique observations. ¿American Geophysical Union 1991

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Keywords
Planetology, Solid Surface Planets and Satellites, Interactions with particles and fields, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets and Satellites, Ionospheres, Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres, Space Plasma Physics, Shock waves

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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