Venus - Magellan

Akna Montes mountain belt, Venus

Venus
Magellan radar image of Akna Montes, Venus. This mountain belt centered at 69N, 318.5E appears to be the result of folding due to NW-SE compression. North is up. (Magellan C1-MIDR 60N291;1,framelet 8)
Larger image: 654K

High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): N/A
Distance/Range (km): 1084.5
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +59.89/291.18
Orbit(s): 1858-2089

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: Mountain
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): 25.6-31.2
Phase Angle (deg): 0
Instrument Look Direction: Left
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 25.6-31.2

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: MG_0047
NASA Image ID number: C1-60N291;1
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 89-033B-01O
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 89-033B-01C
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