Venus - Magellan

Sapas Mons volcano, Venus; F-MIDR

Venus
Magellan full-resolution (resolution ~75 m) 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, C1-15N180;1, C2-00N183;1, and C3-14N180;1. (Magellan F-MIDR 10N188;1,framelet 44)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): N/A
Distance/Range (km): 396.6
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +10.00/188.56
Orbit(s): 1442-1473

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): 45.7
Phase Angle (deg): 0
Instrument Look Direction: Left
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 45.7

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: MG_0025
NASA Image ID number: F-10N188;1
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 89-033B-01N
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 89-033B-01F
Other ID: N/A

Updated 26 March 2003, DRW.