Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Venus - Computer Simulated Global View of Northern Hemisphere
Original Caption Released with Image:
The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus. The north pole is at the center of the image, with 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees east longitudes at the 6, 3, 12, 9 o'clock positions, respectively, of an imaginary clock face. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft. The image was produced at the JPL Multimission Image Processing Laboratory and is a single frame from a video released at the October 29, 1991, JPL news conference.
Addition Date:
1996-03-14
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Magellan
Spacecraft:
Magellan
Target Name:
Venus
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Imaging Radar
Product Size:
4096 samples x 4096 lines
Primary Data Set:
Magellan MIDRs
Producer ID:
P39224
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Venus
facet_what:
Magellan
facet_what:
Venera 13
facet_what:
Pioneer Venus
facet_what:
Pioneer Venus Orbiter
facet_where:
Venus
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
October 29, 1991
facet_when_year:
1991
Image #:
PIA00252
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00252
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Venus - Computer Simulated Global View of Northern Hemisphere