The color of the surface of Venus

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Dec 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986sci...234.1379p&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 234, Dec. 12, 1986, p. 1379-1383.

Physics

31

Color, Spectrum Analysis, Venera Satellites, Venus Surface, Atmospheric Effects, Basalt, Iron Oxides, Multispectral Band Scanners, Oxidation

Scientific paper

Multispectral images of the basaltic surface of Venus obtained by Venera 13 were processed to remove the effects of orange-colored incident radiation resulting from interactions with the thick Venusian atmosphere. At visible wavelengths the surface of Venus appears dark and without significant color. High-temperature laboratory reflectance spectra of basaltic materials indicate that these results are consistent with mineral assemblages bearing either ferric or ferrous iron. A high reflectance in the near-infrared region observed at neighboring Venera 9 and 10 sites, however, suggests that the basaltic surface material contains ferric minerals and thus may be relatively oxidized.

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