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Lecture Notes and Essays in Astrophysics.III. 3rd Symposium of the Astrophysics Group of the Spanish Royal Physical Society (RSEF).

Manteiga, M.; Ulla, A.

The Third volume of "Lecture Notes and Essays in Astrophysics" highlights some important contributions of Spanish astrophysicists to Planetology, Solar and Stellar Physics, Extragalactic Astronomy, Cosmology and astronomical instrumentation. After decades without a dedicated mission, Venus is again in fashion. On the one hand, Ricardo Hueso and co…

The upper atmosphere of Venus observed by Venus Express

López-Valverde, M. A.; Gilli, G.; García-Comas, M. +3 more

The upper atmosphere of Venus is still nowadays a highly unknown region in the scientific context of the terrestrial planetary atmospheres. The Earth's stratosphere and mesosphere continue being studied with increasingly sophisticated sounders and in-situ instrumentation. Also on Mars, its intensive on-going exploration is gathering a whole new se…

The atmosphere of Venus: winds and clouds observed by VIRTIS/VENUS EXPRESS

Hueso, R.; Sánchez-Lavega, A.; Pérez-Hoyos, S. +1 more

After decades without a dedicated space mission, Venus, sometimes referred as Earth's twin planet, is again the subject of intense exploration. Venus Express (VEX), a mission of the European Space Agency, was launched in November 2005 and arrived to the planet in April 2006 where it is now in orbit. Among its scientific payload, the Visible and In…