Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Venus - Rhea Mons Volcano
Original Caption Released with Image:
Two mosaiced pieces of Magellan image strips display the area east of the Rhea Mons volcano on Venus. This image is centered at about 32.5 degrees north latitude and 286.6 degrees east longitude. The mosaic is 47 kilometers (28 miles) wide and 135 km (81 miles) long. This region has been previously identified as "tessera" from Earth-based radar (Arecibo) images. The center of the image is dominated by a network of intersecting ridges and valleys. The radar bright north south trending features in this image range from 1 km (0.6 mile) to 3 km (1.8 miles) in length. The average spacing between these ridges is about 1.5 km (0.9 mile). The dark patches at the top of the image are smooth surfaces and may be lava flows located in lowlands between the higher ridge and the valley terrain. This image is a mosaic of two orbits obtained in the first Magellan radar test and played back to Earth to the Deep Space Network stations near Goldstone, Calif. and Canberra, Australia, respectively. The resolution of this image is approximately 120 meters (400 feet).
Addition Date:
1996-02-05
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Magellan
Spacecraft:
Magellan
Target Name:
Venus
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Imaging Radar
Product Size:
2000 samples x 2000 lines
Primary Data Set:
Magellan MIDRs
Producer ID:
P36546
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Venus
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Magellan
facet_what:
Rhea
facet_what:
Deep Space Network
facet_what:
Rhea (Saturn Moon)
facet_where:
Venus
facet_where:
Rhea
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
Canberra
facet_where:
The Valley
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA00208
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00208
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Venus - Rhea Mons Volcano