Venus - Magellan

Perspective view of western Eistla Regio, Venus

Venus
Computer generated 3-D perspective view of western Eistla Regio, Venus. The image was created by superimposing Magellan images on Venus topography, and colored based on the Venera 13 and 14 Lander images. This view is from 1100 km northeast of Gula Mons at an elevation of 7.5 km. Gula Mons is the large volcano on the left, 3 km high at 22N, 359E. Sif Mons the volcano, the structure on the right side, is 2 km high and 300 km in diameter. The distance between Sif Mons and Gula Mons is about 730 km. This image is vertically exaggerated 23x. (Magellan press release P-38724)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1991-09-27
Distance/Range (km): 1100
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Regio, 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): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): 0
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: P-38724
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 89-033B-01L
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
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