Venus - Magellan

3-D perspective view of the "crater farm" on Venus

Venus
Computer generated 3-dimensional perspective view of the "crater farm" on Venus, consisting of the 37.3 km diameter Saskia in the foreground (28.6S,337.1E), 47.6 km Danilova (26.35S,337.25E) to the left, and 62.7 km Aglaonice to the right (26.5S,340E). The image was created by superimposing Magellan images in topography data, and coloring is based on Venera 13 and 14 Lander images. (Magellan press release P-39146)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1991-10-29
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -27.00/339.00E
Orbit(s): N/A

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Crater
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-39146
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

Updated 26 March 2003, DRW.