Venus - Magellan

Fossey Crater, Venus from cycle 1

Venus
Magellan radar image of Fossey crater on Venus. This 30 km diameter impact crater shows downslope run-out of material to the north (up) and east. The gap in the ejecta blanket at about 8:00 indicates that the impact came from this direction. This same image was taken in mapping cycle 2 (F00N189;201). (Magellan F-MIDR 00N189;1,framelet 05)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): N/A
Distance/Range (km): 430
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +0/188.53
Orbit(s): 1436-1468

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): 45.2-44.5
Phase Angle (deg): 0
Instrument Look Direction: Left
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 45.2-44.5

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: MG_0024
NASA Image ID number: F00N189;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

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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