Martian temperatures and thermal properties
Martian surface temperature distributions based on IR scans of disk compared with predictions of thermal properties
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Martian surface temperature distributions based on IR scans of disk compared with predictions of thermal properties
Lunar localized subsurface mass concentration association with circular maria, noting two large mascon basins from gravity data and orbital photography
Photometric and polarimetric properties of Mars, discussing powder covering, chemical composition and particle size of bright and dark areas and blue haze
Structure, composition and temperature of Venus atmosphere from spacecraft measurements and ground based observations
Atmospheric structure, greenhouse effect and convective instability in window gray and nongray planetary atmospheres
Ice clouds existence on Venus from Venera 4 vapor observations consistent with near IR spectra
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Elevation differences on Mars, using radar Doppler spectra to find Martian dark areas higher than adjacent bright areas
Crater analysis of Mariner 4 photography of Mars
Venus ice and liquid water atmospheric model accounting for microwave spectrum, discussing carbon dioxide-nitrogen model
Planetary quarantine and biological search strategy, discussing Voyager-Mars mission configuration, sterilization, back contamination and decisions
Life impossibility on Venus surface due to high temperatures noting heat effects
Mercury brightness temperatures from contact conduction and radiative transfer equation solutions, noting dependence on heliocentric longitude and phase angle
Martian surface photometry and polarimetry analysis
Electrical discharge model of Venus microwave emission
Martian atmosphere component due to proton penetration into atmosphere from solar wind, suggesting radio occultation by Mars orbiter