PIA00097: 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: PIA00097.tif (324.3 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00097.jpg (86.92 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image: The view is a close-up of Atete Corona, a 600-km-long and 450-km-wide feature at latitude 16 degrees S., longitude 244 degrees; looking north. Coronae are roughly circular volcanic features believed to form over hot upwellings of magma within the Venusian mantle. The north end of the corona bounds Parga Chasma, a 0-3 km deep depression that spans 1,870 km connecting Themis Regio (latitude 35 degrees S., longitude 285 degrees) and Maat Mons (latitude 0 degree, longitude 195 degrees). Image Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS Image Addition Date: 1998-06-03