USGS

Venus Mapping White Paper

Use and Presentation of
Magellan Quantitative Data in
Venus Mapping

Open-File Report 95-519

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Table of Contents

Title Page

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Introduction

Radar Backscatter Cross Section ()

Comparison of Among Map Units and with Terrestrial Analogs

Interpretation of Emissivity Data

Interpretation of Reflectivity Data

Interpretation of RMS Slope Values

Identification of Surficial Units in Ancillary Datasets

Summary

Acknowledgments

References Cited

Tables

Appendixes

Figures