The geology and geomorphology of the Venus surface as revealed by the radar images obtained by Veneras 15 and 16

Details The geology and geomorphology of the Venus surface as revealed by the radar images obtained by Veneras 15 and 16 The geology and geomorphology of the Venus surface as revealed by the radar images obtained by Veneras 15 and 16

Mar 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jgr....91..378b&link_type=abstract

(Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA, American Geophysical Union, et al., Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 16th, Houston,

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Planetary Geology, Planetary Mapping, Radar Imagery, Venera Satellites, Venus Radar Echoes, Geomorphology, Photogeology, Plains, Planetary Craters, Planetary Evolution, Radar Maps, Tectonics, Terrain Analysis, Venus Surface, Volcanology

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The geographic distribution and geomorphology of the Venus terrain, interpreted from Venera 15 and 16 radar photographs, are described. A geological-morphological map was constructed for the area from 265 deg E to 0 deg E to 205 deg E, covering about 20 percent of the total Venus surface. The predominant type of terrain in this area is a plain containing five morphological plain types. All types of terrain are sparsely peppered with craters of obvious impact morphology. The craters' average density gives the plain an age range of 0.5-1.0 billion years. On Venus, as on earth, terrains typical of the ancient highlands of the moon, Mercury, and Mars have not been discovered. Intensive horizontal deformation, previously known only on earth, occurs on Venus, but in a characteristic Venusian style. No evidence of water erosion or other processes involving liquid water was discovered.

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