Internal Structure of Venus Based on the PREM Model

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Models of the internal structure of Venus have been constructed with a wide range of crustal thickness (30–70 km) and core radius (2800–3500 km). An analysis of the pressure values in the center of the planet allows us to conclude that the presence of a solid inner core is unlikely if the composition and temperature profile of Venus correspond to that of the Earth. Andrade’s rheology was used to take into account the inelasticity of the interior of Venus when calculating the tidal Love numbers and the angle of delay of the tidal hump. Comparison of experimental values of the Love number k2 with the model gives the radius of the core of Venus in the range of 3100–3500 km. It is shown that to determine the characteristic viscosity of the Venusian mantle, the key factor is the determination of the angle of retardation of the tidal bulge: values of 0.9° correspond to low viscosity and high temperature, and 0.4° to high viscosity and low temperature, so the planned measurements of tidal parameters and the moment of inertia of the planet in the VERITAS and EnVision missions will be able to impose restrictions on the distribution of viscosity and temperature in the interior of Venus.

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D.O. Amorim

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Email: amorim.dargilan@gmail.com
Россия, Москва

T. V. Gudkova

Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: gudkova@ifz.ru
Россия, Москва

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