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PIA00243: Venus - Volcano in Parga Chasma
Venus - Volcano in Parga Chasma
Target Name: Venus
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Magellan
Spacecraft: Magellan
Instrument: Imaging Radar
Product Size: 1020 samples x 1016 lines
Produced By: JPL
Producer ID: P38810
Addition Date: 1996-03-07
Primary Data Set: Magellan MIDRs
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Full-Res JPEG: PIA00243.jpg (332.1 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This comet-like tail, trending northeast from the volcanic structure, is a relatively radar-bright deposit. The volcano, with a base diameter of 5 kilometers (about 3 miles) is a local topographic high point that has slowed down northeast trending winds enough to cause deposition of this material. The streak is 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) long and 10 kilometers (about 6 miles) wide. The volcano is located at the western end of Parga Chasma at 9.4 degrees south latitude and 247.5 degrees east longitude.
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