Sagdeev R Z, Linkin V M, Blamont J E, Preston R A
Science. 1986 Mar 21;231(4744):1407-8. doi: 10.1126/science.231.4744.1407.
In June 1985, two instrumented balloons were placed in the atmosphere of Venus as part of the VEGA mission. Each balloon traveled about 30 percent of the way around the planet at a float altitude near 54 kilometers. In situ sensors measured pressure, temperature, vertical wind velocity, cloud particle backscatter, ambient light level, and frequency of lightning. A ground-based network of 20 radio antennas tracked the balloons by very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) techniques to monitor the Venus winds. The history, organization, and principal characteristics of this international balloon experiment are described.
1985年6月，作为“金星哈雷彗星探测器”任务的一部分，两个装备仪器的气球被放置在金星大气层中。每个气球在海拔约54公里的漂浮高度环绕金星飞行了约30%的路程。现场传感器测量了压力、温度、垂直风速、云粒子后向散射、环境光水平和闪电频率。一个由20个无线电天线组成的地面网络通过甚长基线干涉测量（VLBI）技术跟踪气球，以监测金星风。本文描述了这个国际气球实验的历史、组织和主要特征。
