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Anderson 1975
Anderson, D.E. (1975). The Mariner 5 ultraviolet photometer experiment: Analysis of Rayleigh-scattered and 1304-Å radiation from Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research 80: doi: 10.1029/JA080i022p03063. issn: 0148-0227.

Airglow measurements of the disk of Venus, made by the ultraviolet photometer on Mariner 5 on October 19, 1967, are analyzed to determine the sources of the observed emission. Rayleigh-scattering models for a semi-infinite atmosphere are used to determine the scale height and single-scattering albedo of the scatterer and to determine the 1304-¿ emission rate. It is found that (1) the scale height of the Rayleigh-scattered radiation is 4.5¿0.5 km, (2) the single-scattering albedo near 2000 ¿ is 0.8¿0.1, and (3) 500 R of 1304-¿ radiation is detected at solar zenith angles between 90¿ and 95¿.

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