Venus - Global surface radar reflectivity

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Aug 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982sci...217..640p&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 217, Aug. 13, 1982, p. 640-642. NASA-supported research.

Computer Science

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Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Mapping, Reflectance, Venus Radar Echoes, Venus Surface, Electrical Resistivity, Planetary Composition, Radar Maps, Satellite-Borne Radar, Sulfides

Scientific paper

Observations of the surface of Venus, carried out by the Pioneer Venus radar mapper at a wavelength of 17 centimeters, reveal a global mean reflectivity at normal incidence of 0.13 + or - 0.03. Over the surface, variations from a low of 0.03 + or - 0.01 to a high of 0.4 + or - 0.1 are found, with Theia Mons, previously identified as possibly volcanic, showing a value of 0.28 + or - 0.07. Regions of high reflectivity may consist of rocks with substantial inclusions of highly conductive sulfides.

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