Nov 11 1962
From The Space Library
NASA reported MARINER II Venus probe was 15,652,770 mi. from earth and 11,591,751 mi. from Venus.
USAF announced launching of unidentified satellite with Atlas-Agena from Point Arguello, Calif.
Catalogue of Astronomical Photographs featuring close-up photographs of moon, was released by Lick Observatory. Each photograph showed area 230 mi. by 280 mi. on scale of 30 mi. to the inch (view of lunar surface from 300 mi.). Lick spokesman said precise optical and guidance systems, high magnification, and skilled use of modern astrophotographic techniques were used to obtain the pictures. The 120-in. reflecting telescope at Lick is world's second largest.
In interview at Soviet Academy of Sciences, Soviet physicist Dr. Sergei N. Vernov stated he believed particle acceleration accounts for outer radiation belt of the earth. Deep-space probes have not detected enough high-energy particles to prove the outer belt is replenished by high-energy particles ejected from the sun. Dr. Vernov believes the particles acquire their energy within the belt—through some as yet unknown accelerating mechanism. He believes there are two such means of acceleration, one sustaining the day-to-day energy level and the other accounting for its increases when a cloud of erupted solar gas reaches vicinity of earth, causing magnetic storms. Dr. Vernov suggested inner belt is sustained by protons formed by neutrons which decay upon bombardment by cosmic rays; some of the high-energy protons are trapped by earth's magnetism to become the inner radiation belt.
Moscow radio reported Soviet designers were working on airplane that flies by flapping its wings like a bird. The plane was expected to have 10 to 30 times lifting power of similar-size conventional plane.
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