Surface modification of Venus as inferred from Magellan observations of plains

Details Surface modification of Venus as inferred from Magellan observations of plains Surface modification of Venus as inferred from Magellan observations of plains

Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9713303a&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. E8, Aug. 25, 1992, p. 13,303-13,317.

Physics

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Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Satellite Observation, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Venus Surface, Volcanology, Hypervelocity Impact, Planetary Craters, Radar Scattering, Radar Signatures

Scientific paper

Magellan radar and altimetry data are analyzed to understand the extent to which surface processes, such as impact crater ejecta emplacement, aeolian processes, and weathering, have modified Venusian plains. The analysis focuses on three areas: (1) lava flows of different relative ages in Sedna Planitia to determine the degradation history of Venusian volcanic surfaces; (2) the 65-km-diameter impact crater Stuart to evaluate the effects of ejecta emplacement on plains surfaces; and (3) elevated plains in western Ovda Regio to explore the nature and rate of production of highly reflective surfaces that dominate terrains that are greater than 6054 km in radius.

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