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> Radar view of Venus centered at 180 degrees east longitude.

Radar view of Venus centered at 180 degrees east longitude.

author: USGS/Novapix

reference: a-ven06-00002

Image Size 300 DPI: 38 * 38 cm

The Magellan spacecraft imaged more than 98% of Venus at a resolution of about 100 meters; the effective resolution of this image is about 3 km. A mosaic of the Magellan images (most with illumination from the west) forms the image base. Gaps in the Magellan coverage were filled with images from the Earth-based Arecibo radar in a region centered roughly on 0 degree latitude and longitude, and with a neutral tone elsewhere (primarily near the south pole). The composite image was processed to improve contrast and to emphasize small features, and was color-coded to represent elevation. Gaps in the elevation data from the Magellan radar altimeter were filled with altimetry from the Venera spacecraft and the U.S. Pioneer Venus missions.

Keywords for this photo:

ALTIMETRY - APHRODITE TERRA - ARECIBO - ASTRONOMY - FALSE COLOR - GLOBAL VIEW - MAGELLAN - PIONEER - PIONEER VENUS - PLANET - RADAR - VENERA - VENUS -