title: The galileo venus encounter.
abstract: The Galileo spacecraft passed Venus on its way to Jupiter on 10 February 1990, less than 4 months after launch from Earth aboard the shuttle Atlantis. Because Galileo's instruments were selected for broad-based planetary exploration, the spacecraft was able to obtain a wide range of measurements during the Venus encounter. Together with ground-based observations conducted during the encounter, these observations have yielded more accurate information about the planet's plasma environment, cloud patterns, and the possible existence of lightning.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yeates
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunne