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Magnetic Field near Venus: Comparison between Solar Cycle 24 and Previous Cycles

Xu, Qi; Zhang, Tielong; Xu, Xiaojun +3 more

Solar Cycle 24 has been proven to be the weakest cycle in solar activity in the last century. So far, most of the evidence has been presented near Earth at 1 au. In this study, we statistically studied the magnetic field of the solar wind near Venus and the induced magnetosphere of Venus using Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) and Venus Express (VEX) ob…