Distribution of tessera terrain on Venus - Prediction for Magellan

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Feb 1990

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, Feb. 1990, p. 171-174. Research supported by the William Marlar Foundati

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Landforms, Magellan Project (Nasa), Planetary Geology, Tectonics, Venus Surface, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Radar Signatures, Reflectance, Surface Roughness, Tesseral Harmonics, Venera Satellites, Venus, Distribution, Tesserae, Surface, Features, Pvo Mission, Maps, Reflectivity, Roughness, Radar Methods, Tectonics, Lada Terra, Terrain, Phoebe Regio, Aphrodite Terra, Morphology, Venera Missions, Procedure, Earth-Based Observations, Spacecraft Observations

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Tessera terrain is the dominant tectonic unit in the northern hemisphere of Venus and is characterized by complex sets of intersecting structural trends and distinctive radar properties due to a high degree of meter and sub-meter scale (5 cm to 10 m) roughness. Based on these distinctive radar properties, a prediction of the global distribution of tessera can be made using Pioneer Venus (PV) reflectivity and roughness data. Where available, Benera 15/16 and Arecibo images and PV diffuse scattering data were used to evaluate the prediction. From this assessment, it is concluded that most of the regions with prediction values greater than 0.6 (out of 1) are likely to be tessera, and are almost certain to be techonically deformed.

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