PIA00095: Three-dimensional perspective views of Venusian Terrains composed of reduced resolution left-looking synthetic-aperture radar images merged with altimetry data from the Magellan spacecraft.

Target Name: Venus Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Magellan Spacecraft: Magellan Instrument: Imaging Radar Product Size: 647 samples x 425 lines Produced By: U.S. Geological Survey Producer ID: N/A Addition Date: 1998-06-03 Primary Data Set: Magellan MIDRs Full-Res TIFF: PIA00095.tif (268.7 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00095.jpg (68.45 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image: The view shows part of Galindo (V40) quadrangle looking north; 200 km wide Nagavonyi Corona is in the foreground. Coronae are roughly circular, volcanic features believed to form over hot upwellings of magma within the Venusian mantle. A 2-km shield volcano behind the corona partly buries the Phoebo Regio highlands (shown as radar-bright mounds). Image Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS Image Addition Date: 1998-06-03