Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994icar..112..204f&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 112, no. 1, p. 204-215
Physics
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Cones (Volcanoes), Domes (Geology), Radar Imagery, Radar Scattering, Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Magellan Project (Nasa), Newtonian Fluids, Planetary Geology, Radar Cross Sections, Viscous Fluids, Weathering
Scientific paper
More than 100 quasi-circular steep-sided volcanic domes, with diameters ranging from 6 to 60 km, have been observed on the surface of Venus by the Magellan radar mapper. Assuming that they have the shape of a solidified high-viscosity Newtonian fluid, their radar scattering properties can be studied in detail from Magellan images, since a typical radar swath resolves each dome into several tens of thousands of measurements of radar cross section at incidence angles varying fom 15 deg to 55 deg. Through examination of 20 domes in detail, it appears that many of those situated on lava plains scatter radar in a manner that is indistinguishable from that of the surrounding material, suggesting that either (1) they were formed of a relatively high-density high-viscosity material, e.g., andesite, rather than a lower-density one, e.g., rhyolite or dacite; or (2) that their surfaces share a common origin with those of their surroundings, e.g., through in situ weathering or aeolian deposition.
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