Venus - Magellan

Sapas Mons volcano, Venus; C3-MIDR

Venus
Magellan compressed-thrice (resolution ~2 km) radar image of Sapas Mons volcano,Venus. This 1.5 km high volcano, located at 8.7N, 188.1E in the Atla Regio area is about 400 km across. Note the two dark areas near the center of the volcano, which are flat-topped mesas comprising the double summit. North is up. Sapas Mons is also shown in images P-38360, P-40176, F-10N188;1, C1-15N180;1, and C2-00N183. (Magellan C3-MIDR 14N180;1,framelet 29)
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High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): N/A
Distance/Range (km): 321.2
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +13.79/180.00
Orbit(s): 376-2218

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Volcano
Instrument: Synthetic Aperture Radar
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 240 x 240, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 2.1 x 2.5
Filter: N/A
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 19.9-21.6
Phase Angle (deg): 0
Instrument Look Direction: Left
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 19.9-21.6

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: MG_0069
NASA Image ID number: C3-14N180;1
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 89-033B-01Q
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 89-033B-01E
Other ID: N/A

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Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015