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Venus by Magellan spacecraft: Gula Mons and Sif Mons volcanos

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-ven06-00022

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 33 cm

A portion of western Eistla Regio is shown in this three dimensional, computer-generated view of the surface of Venus. The viewpoint is at an elevation of 1.2 kilometers (0.75 mile) at a location 700 kilometers (435 miles) southeast of Gula Mons, the volcano on the right horizon. Gula Mons reaches 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high and is located around 22 degrees north latitude and 359 degrees east longitude. Sif Mons, the volcano on the left horizon, has a diameter of 300 kilometers (186 miles) and a height of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Magellan imaging and altimetry data are combined to develop a three-dimensional computer view of the planet's surface. Simulated color based on color images from the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft is added to enhance small-scale structure.
Magellan was launched May 4, 1989, aboard the space shuttle Atlantis and went into orbit around Venus August 10, 1990.  

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - EISTLA REGIO - FALSE COLOR - GULA MONS - MAGELLAN - PLANET - RADAR - SIF MONS - VENUS - VOLCANO -