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JCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017

PhotographCC BY 4.0Recorded on five mornings in June 2017
JCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017: photo
JCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017: photo
JCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017: photoJCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017: picture

The discovery data: single-dish spectra from the RxA3 receiver and ACSIS correlator around the phosphine 1–0 line, in which the claimed absorption is a few parts in ten thousand of the continuum.

ESO, 2017. CC BY 4.0

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DatasetEast Asian Observatory · cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca · 2017-06 · JCMT/EAO data policy: public after the proprietary periodPrimary source: JCMT project S16BP007: Venus at 266.94 GHz (RxA3/ACSIS), June 20171 step from the original
DocumentGreaves and colleagues · doi.org · 2020-09-14 · publisherPrimary source: Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus2 steps from the original
DocumentGreaves and colleagues · arxiv.org · 2020-09-14 · arXiv-nonexclusivePrimary source: Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus2 steps from the original
PhotoESO · eso.org · 2020-09-14 · CC BY 4.03 steps from the original
PictureALMA, Greaves et al. & JCMT · eso.org · CC BY 4.03 steps from the original

Where it was made

HonoluluWailuku1James Clerk Maxwell Telescope200 kmHonoluluLihue1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). JCMT spectra of Venus at 266.94 GHz, June 2017 [Artifact ART0CQY25YY25G0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQY25YY25G0
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