The Moon That Wasn't: The Saga of Venus' Spurious Satellite

by Helge Kragh

Book Overview

The planet Venus is the closest neighbour to the Earth and in several respects similar to our globe. It revolves around the Sun at an average distance of 0. 72 astronomical units, in an elliptical orbit of eccentricity 0. 007. The corresponding 3 numbers for the Earth are 1 and 0. 017. The mean density of Venus is 5. 2 g/cm , 3 that of the Earth 5. 5 g/cm . Venus' acceleration of gravity at its equator is 8. 9 2 2 m/s , compared with 9. 8 m/s at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01LQDH7NM
• ISBN13: 9783764389086
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Springer Basel AG
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"