NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Venus' rotation and atmospheric tidesOn the basis of a presented theory, it is suggested that Venus' current rotation is a stable balance between atmospheric and solar body tides. The theory is concerned with Venus' atmospheric tides, driven by solar heating, and how these tides could serve as a third torque to balance the effects of solar body torque and to maintain a stable equilibrium resonance with regard to the earth's gravitational effects. In the absence of the atmospheric tidal torque, or some other torque, it would be expected that Venus would be despun until synchronous rotation (one side always facing the sun) is attained, rather than retain the retrograde rotation period of 243 days.
Document ID
19780066370
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Ingersoll, A. P.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dobrovolskis, A. R.
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 7, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 275
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
78A50279
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available