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Beginning S a t u r d a y , D e c . 2 , N A S A ' s Ames Research C e n t e r i n

Mountain V i e w , C a l i f . , w i l l a c c r e d i t and p r o v i d e f a c i l i t i e s
f o r newsmen c o v e r i n g p l a n e t a r y e v e n t s of P i o n e e r Venus 1
and P i o n e e r Venus 2 .

P i o n e e r Venus 1, a n o r b i t e r , w i l l e n t e r o r b i t around Venus

Monday morning, D e c . 4 , t o s t a r t c i r c l i n g t h e p l a n e t f o r one
Venusian y e a r (243 d a y s ) o r more. F i v e d a y s l a t e r , before
noon on D e c . 9 , t h e f i v e a t m o s p h e r i c e n t r y c r a f t of t h e
M u l t i p r o b e s p a c e c r a f t , P i o n e e r Venus 2 , w i l l e n t e r Venus'
atmosphere. Twenty d a y s e a r l i e r on Nov. 1 9 , and s e v e n m i l l i o n
m i l e s o u t , t h e F l u l t i p r o b e w i l l have s p l i t i n t o i t s component
s p a c e c r a f t -- s e n d i n g them t o e n t r y p o i n t s s p r e a d 1 0 , 0 0 0
k i l o m e t e r s ( 6 , 0 0 0 m i l e s ) a p a r t over Venus' E a r t h - f a c i n g
hemisphere.

T'liese P i o n e e r Venus m i s s i o n s i n c l u d e t h e f i r s t American space-

c r a f t t o o r b i t Venus, t h e f i r s t p r o l o n g e d o r b i t a l m i s s i o n a t
t h e p l a n e t and t h e f i r s t American o p e r a t i o n s i n a t r u l y d i f f i -
c u l t a t m o s p h e r e . A t t h e s u r f a c e , Venus' a t m o s p h e r e i s 4 8 0
degrees Celsius (900 degrees Fahrenheit), h o t t e r than t h e
m e l t i n g p o i n t of z i n c . Atmospheric p r e s s u r e i s 1 0 0 t i m e s
E a r t h ' s -- e q u i v a l e n t t o t h e p r e s s u r e a t a n o c e a n d e p t h of
Q n e k i l o m e t e r ( 3 , 3 0 0 f t . ) . The event a l s o w i l l mark t h e f i r s t
t i m e o n e p l a n e t has been s t u d i e d by s i x s p a c e c r a f t .

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The Pioneer Venus missions are devoted primarily to the

planetary atmosphere. The 30 experiments should improve
understanding of Venus' weather machine, and this in turn
may help researchers understand the weather on Earth.
The Soviet Union has two spacecraft enroute to Venus, which
may heighten news interest. Anticipated dates of their
arrivals are also in December.

Starting Dec. 7, one or two color pictures of the plqnet per

day will be available from the Orbiter. These will show for
the first time the rapid changes due to Venus' four-day
atmosphere rotation. Because of orbit geometry, views of a
one-third Venus will be seen from Dec. 7 to Dec. 14. Full-
disc pictures begin after Jan. 1. There also will be infrared
pictures of Venus.
During the arrival and entry period, Dec. 3-14, a series of
news briefings, as well as background sessions by scientific
authorities, will be held (see attached news event schedule).
Closed-circuit TV will display new pictures, control center
activity and bulletins, plus real-time animation and special
events.
A newly-developed computer graphics system, made available
by Xerox Corp., will produce real-time color visuals of in?
coming data for both television and print media. For TV,
the system produces effective animation. As Venus cloud
data comes in, for example, a cloud-planet panorama will be
made, working with scientists, to show the real cloud charac-
teristics. The same can be done with atmospheric circulation
(winds), Venus "weather maps, " trajectories, etc. The system
is now operating.
For print media, substantial background material has been
prepared; and for TV, there is new movie animation showing
descent to the Flanet's surface; planet and spacecraft model$
and other items.
It is not necessary to make application for accreditation,
but it would be helpful if newspersons who plan to attend
r-ould notify Ames by letter or telephone (415/965-5091) by
Nov. 26. Attached is a list of nearby hotel accommodations.
Newspersons are urged to make hotel reservations as quickly
as posqible. Nearby accommodations are becoming difficult
to obtain.

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Access badges and parking permits will be issued at the

News Center, Building 245, upon presentation of credentials.
Entry to Ames should be by the NASA Gate.
The News Center will be open daily from Dec. 2 to Dec. 14.
Hours will be determined by mission events.
Information on special telephone and communications require-
ments can be obtained from Bob DeRenzy at 4 1 5 / 9 6 5 - 5 0 0 2 .
Please call 415/965-5091 if you need special information on
facilities available for radio, television or print coverage.
Enclosed is an area map showing locations for Ames, a tenta-
tive list of briefings and a listing of events during the
Pioneer operations at Venus.

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PRELIMINARY PIONEER VENUS NEWS EVENTS SCHEDULE

Nov. 2 7
1O:OO a . m . P r e - a r r i v a l b r i e f i n g , NASA H e a d q u a r t e r s

- C h a r l e s H a l l , P r o j e c t Manager, Illnes
- L a r r y C o l i n , P r o j e c t S c i e n t i s t , Ames
Dec. 2
8:OO a.m. Ames p r e s s room opens

Dec. 3

1O:OO a . m . Orbiter pre-insertion briefing

-Spacecraft s t a t u s

-Charles H a l l
-Larry C o l i n
Dec. 4

8:OO a.m. Orbit insertion

8:15 a . m . Confirm r e t r o - f i r e

8:30 a.m. I n i t i a l despin

10:15 a.m. Quick-look o r b i t s p e c i f i c a t i o n s

11:15 a . m . Post-orbit insertion briefing

-Charles H a l l
-John Dyer, Ames

3:OO p.m. Final despin

4:OO p.m. R e o r i e n t a t i o n of spin a x i s t o s o u t h

celestial pole
6-7 p.m. High-gain a n t e n n a back on
Dec. 5

1O:OO a.m. Orbiter mission s'tatus

-Charles H a l l
-Larry C o l i n
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2:OO p.m. Orbiter science review

a) instruments
b) objectives
-Larry Colin
-Thomas Donahue
-Orbiter experimenters
Dec. 6
1O:OO a.m. Venus weather machine*
2:OO p.m. Quick-look Orbiter science report
-Mission status
-First Orbiter picture
-Imaging system (Larry Travis and
James Hansen, GISS)
Dec. 7
1O:OO a.m. Comparative planetary meteorology - Venus*
2:OO p.m. Comparative planetary meteorology - Mars
and Jupiter"

*Panel members will be drawn from the following:

-Verner Suomi, University of Wisconsin
-Andrew Ingersoll, Cal Tech
-Peter Stone, MIT
-Peter Gierash, Cornel1
-William Leovy, University of Washington
-Larry Colin, Ames
-James Pollack, Ames
-Alvin Seiff, Ames
-Richard Young, Ames
-Isaac Held, Princeton University
-Robert Dickinson, National Center for
Atmospheric Research
-Richard Goody, Harvard
-Jerry Schubert, UCLA
Dec. 8
1O:OO a.m. Pre-entry briefing
2:OO p.m. Review of 5 Multiprobe spacecraft
and experiments

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Dec. 9

1 0 : 4 1 a.m. F i r s t r a d i o c o n t a c t by D S N w i t h p r o b e s
(E-19 m i n . )

10:45-12:21 p.m. Probe e n t r y * * ( 2 0 0 km a l t i t u d e )

Entry=200 km Impact
10:45 a . m . PST Sounder Probe 1.1:40 a.m. PST
10:50 a.v. PST North Probe 11:47 a . m . PST
10:53 a . m . PST Day Probe 11:50 a.m. PST
10:56 a.m. PST N i g h t Probe 11:53 a.m. P S I
1 2 : 2 1 p.m. PST Bus b u r n s up a t
E+1.5 - 2 min.
1 : o o p.m. Mission s t a t u s r e p o r t

-Charles H a l l
-Larry C o l i n
-Others
Dec. 10

1O:OO a.m. M i s s i o n s t a t u s r e p o r t and O r b i t e r

s c i e n c e update

-Charles H a l l
-Larry Colin
2:OO p.m. Radar imaging and Venus s u r f a c e
-Gordon P e t t i n g i l l , MIT
-Harold Masursky, U . S . G e o l o g i c a l Survev
-Donald Hunten, U n i v e r s i t y of A r i z o n a
-Richard G o l d s t e i n , JPL
Dec. 11

1Q:OO a . m . Planet i n t e r i o r panel

-Thomas P h i l l i p s , J P L
-Ray Reynolds, A m e s
-Harold Musursky, U. S . G e o l o g i c a l S u r v e y
-Donald Hunten, U n i v e r s i t y of Arizona

2:OO p.m. Mission s t a t u s

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Probe
tracking, triangulation for winds

-Charles Counselman, MIT

-Gordon Pettingill, MIT
Dec. 12
1O:OO a.m. Solar-Venusian interaction panel
-Nelson Spencer, G S F C
-John Wolfe, Ames
-Christopher Russell, UCLA
-Fred Scarf, TRb7
2:OO p.m. Mission status
3:OO p.m. Venus aeronomy
-Pioneer Venus experimenters
Dec. 13
1O:OO a.m. Review and analysis of pictures so far
W,IR
-James Hansen
-Frederick Taylor
-Larry Travis
Dee. 14
1O:OO a.m. Roundup final r e s u l t s conference
-PV experimenters

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PICNEER VENUS ENCOUNTER TIME LINE

(All T i m e s PST)

Mov. 9 : Rotate Multiprobe 90 degrees t o p o i n t t h e

medium-gain a f t a n t e n n a a t E a r t h f o r u s e
d u r i n g p r o b e s e p a r a t i o n maneuvers.

Nov. 1 5 t h r o u g h Nov. 2 2 :
O r b i t e r s c i e n t i f i c i n s t r u m e n t checkouts d a i l y .

Nov. 1 5 :

a.m. M u l t i p r o b e c o n t r o l l e r s r e o r i e n t B u s so Sounder
Probe h e a t s h i e l d w i l l be a l i g n e d w i t h p r o b e ' s
f l i g h t path.

2 hours l a t e r

Sounder P r o b e l a u n c h e d by p y r o t e c h n i c s p r i n g
mechanism.

Nov. 1 6 :
day t i m e M u l t i p r o b e Bus r e o r i e n t e d f o r r e q u i r e d N o r t h ,
Day and N i g h t p r o b e e n t r y p o i n t s .

Nov. 1 9 :

daytime N o r t h , Day and N i g h t p r o b e s l a u n c h e d t o p o i n t s

6 , 0 0 0 m i l e s a p a r t on t h e p l a n e t by p y r o t e c h n i c
clamp r e l e a s e ; f o r c e o f Bus r o t a t i o n throws
off probes.

Nov. 21:

daytime Bus a d j u s t e d t o atmosphere e n t r y a n g l e .

Nov.
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daytime Bus u p p e r atmosphere i n s t r u m e n t s checked o u t .

Nov. 27:

p.m. 20-hour t e s t of Venus o r b i t i n s e r t i o n se-

quence ( O r b i t e r ) .

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Dec. 2 :
midday Maneuver t o o r i e n t O r b i t e r f o r i n s e r t i o n . B i t
r a t e lowered ( 1 , 0 2 4 t o 64 b p s ) ; s w i t c h t o Omni
antenna; spin-up high-gain antenna; s p i n r a t e
i n c r e a s e d t o 30 rpm; d e s p i n hicrh-gain a n t e n n a :
raise b i t rate (64 t o 1 , 0 2 4 b p s ) .

pec. 3:
11 p.m. Load b o t h O r b i t e r command memories w i t h se-
quence t o f i r e o r b i t i n s e r t i o n motor.
Dec. 4:

1 a.m. S t a r t command memories t o f i r e o r b i t i n s e r t i o n

motor ( O r b i t e r ) .
7:51 a.m. O r b i t e r p a s s e s behind t h e p l a n e t n i n e minutes
b e f o r e Venus o r b i t i n s e r t i o n ( V O I ) .

8 a.m. Venus o r b i t i n s e r t i o n , O r b i t e r . O r b i t i n s e r -
t i o n o c c u r s b e h i n d Venus. Solid rocket o r b i t
i n s e r t i o n motor b u r n s o u t i n a b o u t 30 s e c o n d s
and changes v e l o c i t y a b o u t 3,780 kph (2,349 mph).

8:lO a . m . O r b i t e r e x i t s from b e h i n d Venus, 1 0 m i n u t e s

a f t e r VOI.

8:15 a . m . Venus o r b i t i n s e r t i o n ( V O I ) p l u s 1 5 minutes--

Confirm r e t r o f i r e ( O r b i t e r ) .
8 : 3 0 a.m. ( V O I + 30 m i n u t e s ) I n i t i a l d e s p i n t o 1 5 rpm
(Orbiter).

9 a.m. Despin h i g h - g a i n a n t e n n a ( O r b i t e r ) .
9 a.m. to (VOI + 1-7 h o u r s ) Determine o r b i t o f O r b i t e r .
3 p.m.

1 p.m. ( V O I + 5 h o u r s ) Load r a d a r mapper mrmory f o r

first o r b i t (Orbiter).

3 p.m. (VOI + 7 h o u r s ) Despin t o 6 rpm ( O r b i t e r ) .

4 p.m. ( V O I + 8 h o u r s ) R e o r i e n t a t i o n of O r b i t e r s p i n
a x i s t o south c e l e s t i a l pole.

6 p.m. (VOI + 1 0 hours) O r b i t e r high-gain antenna

o r i e n t e d t o E a r t h and t e l e m e t r y s w i t c h e d from
Omni antenna t o high-gain antenna.

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7 p.m. (VOI + 11 h o u r s ) Turn on O r b i t e r s c i e n t i f i c

instruments:
1. I n f r a t e d Radiometer ( I R ) , N e u t r a l
Mass S p e c t r o m e t e r (NMS) and E l e c t r o n
Temperature Probe ( E T P ) on.
2. R e l e a s e NMS h a t , u n l o c k r a d a r a n t e n n a
and d e p l o y ETP boom.
3 . NMS c a l i b r a t i o n s e q u e n c e , radar
c a l i b r a t i o n sequence.

8 p.m. (VOI + 1 2 h o u r s ) Begin o r b i t number one.

1 0 p.m. (VOI+ 1 4 h o u r s ) T r i m s p i n r a t e t o 5 rpm

(Orbiter).
11 p.m. ( V O I + 1 5 h o u r s ) C o n t i n u e t u r n - o n of R o b e t e r
s c i e n t i f i c insturments:
1. Magnetometer on.
2. R e t a r d i n g P o t e n t i a l A n a l y z e r on.

V O I sequence complete. F i r s t o r b i t a l scien-

t i f i c s e q u e n c e s t a r t s . Remaining O r b i t e r
i n s t r u m e n t s w i l l be t u r n e d on a t v a r i o u s
t i m e s a s r e q u e s t e d by t h e p r i n c i p a l i n v e s t i -
gators during the first o r b i t .

Dec. 5:

noon I n f r a t e d Radiometer ( I R ) w e a t h e r map of

p l a n e t atmosphere ( O r b i t e r ) *

Dec. 6 :

a.m. Quick look a t s o l a r - w i n d i o n o s p h e r e i n t e r a c t i o n

d a t a from E l e c t r i c F i e l d D e t e c t o r ( E F D ) ; q u i c k
look a t t h e r m a l s t r u c t u r e of i o n o s p h e r e d a t a
from E l e c t r o n Temperature Probe ( E T P ) ; q u i c k
l o o k a t Magnetometer r e a d i n g s of s o l a r wind
and i o n o s p h e r e : I R w e a t h e r maps; I R d a t a on
h e a t b a l a n c e and d i s t r i b u t i o n : U l t r a v i o l e t
S p e c t r o m e t e r (UVS) maps (Orbiter) * .
11 a.m. F i r s t O r b i t e r "camera" Cloud P h o t o p o l a r i m e t e r
(CPP) s c a n s f o r p l a n e t images.

7 a.m. F i r s t Venus image ( b l a c k and w h i t e ) r e c e i v e d

a t Ames from O r b i t e r CPP "camera." C o l o r
image a v o u t f i v e h o u r s l a t e r . *

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Dec. 7:

a.m. U l t r a v i o l e t S p e c t r o m e t e r ( W S ) measures of
c o m p o s i t i o n and t h e r m a l s t r u c t u r e o f h o t
o u t e r m o s t atmosphere l a y e r ; I o n Mass S p e c t r o -
meter (IMS) d a t a on d i s t r i b u t i o n and concen-
r r a t i o n of i o n s i n upper atmosphere; N e u t r a l
Mass S p e c t r o m e t e r ( N M S ) r e a d i n g s o f upper a t -
mosphere; I n f r a r e d Radiometer (IR) r e a d i n g s
o f : t e m p e r a t u r e p r o f i l e s i n upper a t m o s p h e r e ,
t o t a l reflected sunlight, correlation w i t h ul-
t r a v i o l e t m a r k i n g s , water v a p o r abundance and
d i s t r i b u t i o n (Orbiter).*
p.m. Second p l a n e t p i c t u r e r e c e i v e d a t A m e s from
O r b i t e r CPP ( C o l o r f i v e h o u r s l a t e r ) . "
Dec. 8:

e a r l y a.m. Data on c l o u d t o p s and upper atmosphere f r o m

O r b i t e r UVS.*

a.m. Data on t e m p e r a t u r e p r o f i l e s of upper atmos-

phere, t o t a l r e f l e c t e d sunlignt, correlation
w i t h u l t r a v i o l e t m a r k i n g s , w a t e r vapor abun-
dance and d i s t r i b u t i o n from IR; I R maps; NMS
r e a d i n g s of u p p e r atmosphere: IMS r e a d i n g s of
i o n d i s t r i b u t i o n and c o n c e n t r a t i o n i n upper
a t m o s p h e r e ; UVS measures o f c o m p o s i t i o n and
t h e r m a l s t r u c t u r e of h o t o u t e r m o s t atmosphere
l a y e r ( O r b i t e r ) . * G r a v i t y a n o m a l i e s from Orbitesr
r a d i o s c i e n c e ( e f f e c t s o f g r a v i t y on o r b i t a l .
path). *

p.m. T h i r d p l a n e t p i c t u r e r e c e i v e d from O r b i t e r CPP.*

daytime F i n a l a d j u s t m e n t s t o BUS' e n t r y a n g l e ; c a l i b r a -
t i o n s made; N e u t r a l Mass S p e c t r o m e t e r cap
released (Bus).
1:Jec. 9:
7:50 a.m. Atmosphere e n t r y o p e r a t i o n s b e g i n . S t a b l e
o s c i l l a t o r i n r a d i o t r a n s m i t t e r s of N o r t h , Day
and N i g h t p r o b e s warmed up by onboard commands.

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8:15 a.m. Command u n i t on Sounder Probe i n i t i a t e s warm-

up of b a t t e r y and r a d i o r e c e i v e r .

* Experiment r e s u l t d a t e s and t i m e s
are e s t i m a t e s and a r e t e n t a t i v e .
Dec. 9 :
a.m. O r b i t e r experiment d a t a continuing d a i l y :
I R maps, I R r e a d i n g s of t e m p e r a t u r e p r o f i l e s
of u p p e r atmosphere, t o t a l r e f l e c t e d s u n l i g h t ,
c o r r e l a t i o n w i t h u l t r a v i o l e t markings, w a t e r '
v a p o r abundance and d i s t r i b u t i o n ; NMS r e a d i n g s
of upper a t m o s p h e r e ; I M S r e a d i n g s of i o n d i s -
t r i b u t i o n and c o n c e n t r a t i o n i n upper atmos-
p h e r e ; UVS measures of c o m p o s i t i o n and t h e r m a l
s t r u c t u r e of h o t o u t e r m o s t atmosphere l a y e r
(Orbiter) * .
p.m. Two p l a n e t p i c t u r e s p e r day ( O r b i t e r ! . *

First radio signal F i r s t radio signal First data F i r s t data

transmission
10:23 a.m.
r e c e i v e d on E a r t h
10:26 a.m.
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Probe t r a n s m i s s i o n
Sounder 10:28 a.m.
r e c e i v e d on E a r t h
10:31 a.m.
10:28 a.m. 10:31 a.ma North 10:33 a.m. 10:36 a.m.
10:31 a.m. 10:34 a.m. Day 10:36 a.m. 10:39 a.m.
10:34 a.m. 10:37 a.m. Night 10:39 a.m. 10:42 a.m.

1 O : L z O a.m. Begin e n t r y communications b l c c k o u t . T i m e r com-

mands d a t a s t o r a g e (Sounder P r o b e ) .

10:45 a.m. N o r t h Probe b e g i n s communication b l a c k o u t ; c a b l e s

and w e i g h t s of yo-yo d e s p i n s y s t e m d e p l o y t o
reduce s p i n r a t e s from 48 t o 1 5 rpm; c a b l e s
and w e i t h t s j e t t i s o n e d immediately a f t e r s p i n -
down.

. 10:48 a.m. Above s e q u e n c e b e g i n s on Day P r o b e .

10:51 a.m. Above s e q u e n c e b e g i n s on N i g h t P r o b e .

10:451/2 a.m. Sounder Probe b e g i n s d e s c e n t p h a s e , d e p l o y s

p a r a c h u t e and j e t t i s o n s i t s forward a e r o s h e l l -
heat shield.

1 0 : 4 5 3/4 a.m. A l t i t u d e of Sounder P r o b e i s 4 0 m i l e s ; a l l i n -

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E n t r y a n d i m p a c t times f o r p r o b e s and Bus ( E n t r y i s a t 2 0 0 km

a l t i t u d e , 2 6 , 0 0 0 mph).

Entry Probe Impact

10:45 a.m. Sounder 11:40 a.m.
10:50 a.m. North 11:47 a.m.
10:53 a.m. Day 11:50 a . m .
10:56 a . m . Night 11:53 a . m .
12:21 Bus Burns up a t 12:23 p.m.

1 0 : 5 1 a.m. N o r t h P r o b e Nephelometer window o p e n s ; Atmos-

p h e r i c S t r u c t u r e and N e t Flux Radiometer
h o u s i n g d o o r s o p e n , i n s t r u m e n t booms d e p l o y
on p r o b e , i n s t r u m e n t compartment d o o r s de-
s p i n probe.

1 0 : 5 4 a.m. Above s e q u e n c e b e g i n s f o r Day Probe.

10:57 a.m. Above s e q u e n c e b e g i n s f o r N i g h t P r o b e .

11:02 a.m. A t 2 8 m i l e s a l t i t u d e , Sounder P r o b e p a r a -

chute jettisons.

11:061/2 a.m. Data r a t e o f N o r t h P r o b e r e d u c e d t o 1 6 b p s

a t 1 8 m i l e s a l t i t u d e , due t o atmosphere
thickening.

11:091/2 a.m. Data r a t e of Day P r o b e r e d u c e d a s above.

11:121/2 a.m. D a t a r a t e of N i g h t P r o b e r e d u c e d as above.

Dec. 10:

a.m. P r e l i m i n a r y c l o u d l o c a t i o n and d e n s i t y d a t a
from f o u r p r o b e N e p h e l o m e t e r s . *

noon P r e l i n a r y d a t a on l o w e r a t m o s p h e r e t h e r m a l
s t r u c t u r e , all four probes.*
Dec. 11:

a.m. P r e l i m i n a r y Sounder P r o b e I R d a t a on h e a t
trapping.*

*Experiment r e s u l t d a t e s and t i m e s
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are e s t i m a t e s and a r e t e n t a t i v e .

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Dec. 1 2 :
a.m. P r e l i m i n a r y d a t a on s o l a r e n e r g y d e p o s i t i o n
from S o l a r F l u x Radiometer; c l o u d - l a y e r
p a r t i c l e s i z e from Cloud P a r t i c l e S i z e
S p e c t r o m e t e r : atmosphere and c l o u d components
from Atmospheric Composition Mass Spec-
t r o m e t e r (Sounder P r o b e ) * .
a.m. Data r e d u c t i o n of Mass S p e c t o m e t c r measure-
ments o f number d e n s i t y o f u p p e r a t m o s p h e r e ;
I o n Mass Spectrometer measurements of upper
atmosphere (Bus) * .
p.m. R e d u c t i o n o f d a t a on Day, N i g h t and N o r t h
p r o b e measurements of h e a t t r a p p i n g o n Venus
from N e t F l u x Radiometers.*

p.m. Thermal s t r u c t u r e of i o n o s p h e r e f r o m E l e c -
t r o n Temperature P r o b e ; Magnetometer r e a d i n g s
of i o n o s p h e r e and s o l a r wind f i e l d s ; E l e c t r i c
F i e l d Detector r e a d i n g s of s o l a r wind-iono-
sphere i n t e r a c t i o n (Orbiter)."

Dec. 13:

a.m. F u r t h e r d a t a r e d u c t i o n on: h e a t s o u r c e s and

s i n k s i n atmosphere f r o m Sounder Probe IR;
c l o u d d e n s i t y o f l o w e r atmosphere from a l l
f o u r p r o b e Nephelometers.*

p.m. P r e l i m i n a r y d a t a on a t m o s p h e r i c components
from Gas Chromatograph: c l o u d p a r t i c l e
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s from S o l a r Radiometer: S o l a r
Radiometer r e a d i n g s of s o l a r h e a t i n g i n
Venus atmosphere (Sounder P r o b e ) . "

p.m. R e d u c t i o n o f u p p e r atmosphere t h e r m a l s t r u c -
t u r e d a t a from f o u r p r o b e s .

Dec. 14: Cloud c h a r a c t e r i s t i c d a t a from Sounder Probe

Flux Radiometer. * . -_-

Qec. 1 9 : S o l a r c o r o n a t u r b u l e n c e and s o l a r wind v e l o -

c i t y n e a r t h e s u n from e f f e c t s on O r b i t e r r a -
dio signal."
*Experiment r e s u l t d a t e s and t i m e s are
e s t i m a t e s and are t e n t a t i v e .

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Dec. 2 2 : L i n e - o f - s i g h t wind s p e e d s from M u l t i p r o b e

Doppler e x p e r i m e n t ; s m a l l - s c a l e t u r b u l e n c e
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of atmosphere from M u l t i -
probe r a d i o science.*

-
Jan. : Upper atmosphere t e m p e r a t u r e , p r e s s u r e and
d e n s i t y d a t a from O r b i t e r o c c u l t a t i o n mea-
surements.*

S m a l l - s c a l e atmosphere t u r b u l e n c e above 35 k m ,
from O r b i t e r r a d i o s c i e n c e . "

Atmospheric s t r u c t u r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s from
Multiprobe r a d i o s c i e n c e . *

L o w e r atmosphere motion frorn c h a n g i n g p r e s s u r e and

t e m p e r a t u r e g r a d i e n t s o f Dual Frequency Radio 3c-
cultation ( O r b i t e r ) . *
D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f e n e r g y i n p u t s o u r c e s i n t o iono-
s p h e r e from O r b i t e r R e t a r d i n g P o t e n t i a l A n a l y z e r . *
Atmospheric d r a g on O r b i t e r g i v e s a t m o s p h e r i c
density. *

E f f e c t s o f i o n o s p h e r e on O r b i t e r r a d i o s i g n a l
during o c c u l t a t i o n (ionosphere model).*
Venus g r a v i t y f i e l d model from c u m u l a t i v e
s m a l l o r b i t changes.*
E s t i m a t e d i r e c t i o n and magnitude of Venus
s p i n v e c t o r , magnitude of Venus p o l a r m o t i o n ,
and improve measurements o f Venus-Earth o r -
b i t s from O r b i t e r r a d i o science.*

Venus wind v e l o c i t i e s c a l c u l a t e d from d e s c e n t

t r a c k of f o u r p r o b e s ( O L B I ) .

*Experiment r e s u l t d a t e s and t i m e s a r e
e s t i m a t e s and a r e t e n t i t i v e .

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HOTELS & MOTELS

x 806 Ahwanee Ave., Sunnyvale - 7394450
1. Motel 6 i
b. 4309 El Camino Real, P.A. - 941-0220
2 Currier Motel 3200 El Camino Real, P.A. - 4929085

3. Holiday Inn - Palo Alto - Stanford - 328-2800

625 El Camino Real, P.A. .
4. The County Inn - 961-1131
850 Leong Dr., Mtn. View .
5. Tropicana Lodge (Be;t Western) -
961-0220
1720 El Camino Real, Mtn. View
6. Travelodge 3255 El Camino Real, P.A. - 493-6340
7. Rickeys Hyatt House Hotel - 493-8000
4219 El Camino Real, P. A.
8. Cabana Hyatt House Hotel - 493-0800
4290 El Camino Real, P.A.
9. Marriott Hotel - 988-1500
Great America Pkwy & Mission College BI.
Santa Clara

TYPICAL RESTAURANTS*
The Fish Market 31 50 El Camino Real, Palo Alto - 493-9188
Cher Yvonne 1854 El Camino Real West, Mtn. View - 967-6742
Iron Works 3877 El Camino Real, Palo Alto - 493-3433
Ming’s 1700 Embarcadero Road, E. Palo Alto - 327-0771

Sundanze Mine Co. 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto - 321-6798

Michael’s Restaurant 830 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale - 245-2925
Marie Callender Pie Shop a. 751 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale - 245-3710
b. 4710 El Camino Real, Los AI tos - 941-6989
Tia Maria 4470 El Camino Real, Los Altos - 941-6290
Bobo’s Restaurant El Camino & Grant Road, Mtn, View - 968-5540
Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too 939 El Camino Real W., Mtn. View - 967.5384
Florentine Restaurant & Pizza 118 Castro St., Mtn. View - 961-6543

Denny’s 870 Leong Drive, Mtn. View - 964-291 1

Andy’s Chinese Restaurant 174 Castro S t . , Mtn. View - 968-9494

1. Jack-In-The-Box a. 200 El Camino Real W., Mtn. View 3. Herfy’s 580N. Rengstorff Ave., Mtn. View
b. 4896 El Camino Real, Los Altos
2 McDonald’s a. 952 El Monte Ave., Mtn. View 4. Taco Bell El Camino Real, Mtn. View
b. 556 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

*This listing is of typical establishment and does not

imply endorsement.
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