Venus Globes

 

Code Number: 8A50.20

Demo Title: Venus

Condition: Good

Principle: Planets of the Solar System

Area of Study: Solar System

Equipment: 

Venus Globes.

Procedure:

The 16 inch globe us based on data from the Pioneer-Venus Orbiter Spacecraft and the Venera Spacecraft.

The 12 in globe is based on radar imaging data from the Magellan spacecraft mission and is topographical.

The orange-yellow globe is the new Astronomy magazine Venus globe and is comprised of Magellan Venus Radar Mapper spacecraft image data.  It also shows 10 landing sites.  

References:

  • Gordon McIntosh, "Wind in the Solar System", TPT, Vol. 48, # 2, Feb. 2010, p. 94.
  • Juan Lin, "A Demonstration of Kepler's Third Law", TPT, Vol. 31, # 2, Feb. 1993, p. 122.
  • John L. Roeder, "Astrodances", TPT, Vol. 30, # 6, Sept. 1992, p. 384.
  • U. Backhaus, "The Transit of Venus: June 5/6, 2012", AJP, Vol. 80, #5, May 2012, p. 361.
  • David Stolzmann, "A Quick Study", Physics Today, July 2013, p. 10.
  • Willliam Sheehan, Jay Pasachoff, "Atmosphere of Venus: Problems in Perception", Physics Today, July 2013, p. 9.
  • Vladimir Shitsev, Igor Nesterenko, Randall Rosenfeld, "Replicating the Discovery of Venus's Atmosphere", Physics Today, Feb. 2013, p. 64.
  • SKB, "Physics Today: A Day on Venus Just got Longer", Physics Today, April 2012, p. 22.
  • R. Mark Wilson, "Circuitry made robust enough for Venus", Physics Today, March 2017, p. 19-21.
  • Paula Martin and Ellen Stofan, "Venus", Physics Education, Vol. 39, # 3, 2004, p. 267.
  • Janice VanCleave,  "Planet Facts and Figures",  A+ Projects in Astronomy, pp. 193.
  • Stephen L. Gillett,  "Inward Ho!",  Analog Science Fiction/ Science Fact,  p. 62.
  • Venus = Isaac Asimov,  "A Change of Air",  Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine.
  • "Exploring Venus", Sky & Telescope Magazine,  August 1993.