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Venus' O 5577 Å Oxygen Green Line: A Global Diffuse Proton-Induced Aurora

Tellmann, Silvia; Pätzold, Martin; Peter, Kerstin +5 more

The Venusian O(¹S–¹D) 5577 Å "oxygen green line" has been an enigmatic feature of the Venusian atmosphere since its first attempted observation by the Venera spacecraft. Its first detection in 1999 and subsequent detections point to a unique auroral phenomena. However, the lack of (¹D–³P) 6300 Å "oxygen …