Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992lpico.789..118s&link_type=abstract
In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus p 118-119 (SEE N93-14288 04-91)
Physics
Lithosphere, Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Planetary Geology, Planetary Surfaces, Radar Imagery, Tectonics, Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, Altimeters, Altimetry, General Overviews, Imaging Techniques, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Venera Satellites
Scientific paper
While the Pioneer Venus altimeter, Earth-based radar observatories, and the Venera 15-16 orbital imaging radars provided views of large-scale tectonic features on Venus at ever-increasing resolution, the radar images from Magellan constitute an improvement in resolution of at least an order of magnitude over the best previously available. A summary of early Magellan observations of tectonic features on Venus was published, but data available at that time were restricted to the first month of mapping and represented only about 15 percent of the surface of the planet. Magellan images and altimetry are now available for more than 95 percent of the Venus surface. Thus a more global perspective may be taken on the styles and distribution of lithospheric deformation on Venus and their implications for the tectonic history of the planet.
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