ROTATION OF THE PLANET VENUS

Abstract

A review and summary are presented on some of the problems that are related to the rotation of the planet Venus as follows, such that: (1) rotational periodicity requires between 1 and 225 days, (2) variation in the inclination of the axis is claimed for values from 0 degrees to 90 degrees, (3) calculations on the obliquity of the ecliptic average 23 degrees, (4) temperatures at the surface range from 140 to 30 C, (5) there is an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide, (6) the planet surface my be windy desert, and (7) the planet is covered with seas and lacks continents.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1961
Accession Number
AD0263665

Entities

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Atmospheres
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Periodic Variations
  • Rotation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Solar Physics