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Russell 1976
Russell, C.T. (1976). The magnetic moment of Venus: Venera-4 measurements reinterpreted. Geophysical Research Letters 3: doi: 10.1029/GL003i003p00125. issn: 0094-8276.

Re-examination of the Venera-4 magnetic field measurements at Venus encounter suggests that Venus may have an intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of about 6.5¿1022 Gauss-cm3 which corresponds to a surface field of 30 gammas (1&ggr;=10-9 Tesla).

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