Characterization of Venera 15/16 geologic units from Pioneer Venus reflectivity and roughness data

Details Characterization of Venera 15/16 geologic units from Pioneer Venus reflectivity and roughness data Characterization of Venera 15/16 geologic units from Pioneer Venus reflectivity and roughness data

Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989icar...77....3b&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 77, Jan. 1989, p. 3-20. Research supported by the William Marlar Foundation.

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Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Geology, Venera Satellites, Venus Radar Echoes, Venus Surface, Radar Scattering, Reflectance, Surface Roughness, Tectonics, Volcanoes, Venus, Pvo Mission, Venera Missions, Reflectivity, Roughness, Surface, Spacecraft Observations, Radar Methods, Morphology, Models, Comparisons, Origin, Plains, Tectonism, Deformation, Weathering, Tesserae, Scattering, Analysis, Fragments, Formation, Features, Terrain, Topography, Diagrams, Procedure, Maps, Classification, Geology, Volcanis

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The characterization of geologic units defined for the Venus surface on the basis of Venera 15/16 image data is presently conducted in light of Pioneer Venus reflectivity and rms slope data. Four geologic-unit groups are distinguished: smooth rocky units, rough ones, rough high-dielectric units, and diffusely-scattering ones. Models have been tested for the surface-property origins of several units, and it is determined that plains and tectonic units may be contrasted in terms not only of surface roughness but of surface-roughening tectonic deformation that appears to dominate the erosional regime of Venus.

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