- Original Caption Released with Image:
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Maat Mons is displayed in this three-dimensional perspective
view of the surface of Venus. The viewpoint is located 560
kilometers (347 miles) north of Maat Mons at an elevation of 1.7
kilometers (1 mile) above the terrain. Lava flows extend for hundreds
of kilometers across the fractured plains shown in the foreground, to
the base of Maat Mons. The view is to the south with Maat Mons
appearing at the center of the image on the horizon. Maat Mons, an
8-kilometer (5 mile) high volcano, is located at approximately 0.9
degrees north latitude, 194.5 degrees east longitude. Maat Mons is
named for an Egyptian goddess of truth and justice. Magellan synthetic
aperture radar data is combined with radar altimetry to develop a
three-dimensional map of the surface. The vertical scale in this perspective
has been exaggerated 22.5 times. Rays cast in a computer intersect the
surface to create a three-dimensional perspective view. Simulated color
and a digital elevation map developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, are
used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on
color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft. The
image was produced at the JPL Multimission Image Processing Laboratory.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL
Image Addition Date:
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1996-03-14
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