PIA00150: 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: 576 samples x 400 lines Produced By: U.S. Geological Survey Addition Date: 1998-06-04 Primary Data Set: Magellan MIDRs Full-Res TIFF: PIA00150.tif (260.4 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA00150.jpg (62.85 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image: The view shows a 100-km-wide nova superposed on Yavine Corona, a 500-km-wide asymmetric feature at latitude 5 degrees S., longitude 248.5 degrees; looking northeast. Coronae are roughly circular, volcanic features believed to form over hot upwellings of magma within the Venusian mantle. Yavine corona contains 2 novae; nova are circular hills with star-shaped fractures. The view is a close-up of the southern nova showing its fractures to be grabens or fault bound depressions. Novae may represent an intermediate stage in coronae formation. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS Image Addition Date: 1998-06-04