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The Venus Express spacecraft, which was launched in November 2005 and ceased activity in December 2014, has brought about a new wealth of data on Venus's atmosphere, surface, and space environment. Following the completion of this landmark mission, an overview of the current state of scientific understanding of Venus has been assembled into a single collection.
The ten papers in this book, written by an international team of specialists, are the products of this effort. They review our knowledge of Venus's interior structure, surface composition, and atmosphere in terms of thermal structure, dynamics, composition, chemistry, clouds, aeronomy, and interaction with the solar wind. Additionally, they identify the questions and measurements that remain open for study in ongoing and future research and exploration efforts. The resulting volume is primarily intended for students and researchers of planetary science.
This bookis a follow-up to the pioneering book Venus, published in 1983, and its successor volume Venus II, published in 1997, stood at their respective times as the most authoritative single-volume works available on the planet.
Originally published in Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection "Venus III"
Contents
1. Editorial: Topical Collection on Venus.- 2. Venus: The Atmosphere, Climate, Surface, Interior and Near-Space Environment of an Earth-Like Planet.- 3. Venus Interior Structure and Dynamics.- 4. Venus Surface Composition Constrained by Observation and Experiment.- 5. Venus Atmospheric Thermal Structure and Radiative Balance.- 6. The Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus.- 7. Composition and Chemistry of the Neutral Atmosphere of Venus.- 8. Clouds and Hazes of Venus.- 9. Aeronomy of the Venus Upper Atmosphere.- 10. Solar Wind Interaction and Impact on the Venus Atmosphere.- 11. Future of Venus Research and Exploration.
