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Konopliv & Yoder 1996

Konopliv, A.S. and Yoder, C.F. (1996). Venusian k ₂ tidal Love number from Magellan and PVO tracking data. Geophysical Research Letters 23: doi: 10.1029/96GL01589. issn: 0094-8276.

The k2 potential Love number which scales the tidal deformation of Venus by the Sun has been estimated from Doppler tracking of Magellan and Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) spacecraft data. The nominal range for k2 from theoretical models is 0.23≤k2≤0.29 for a liquid iron core and about 0.17 if the iron core has solidified. Our best estimate of this parameter is k2=0.295¿0.066(2¿ formal &sgr;) and supports the hypothesis that Venus core is liquid. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996

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Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Impact phenomena (includes cratering), Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Interiors, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Instruments and techniques, Geodesy and Gravity, Standards and absolute measurements

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Geophysical Research Letters
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