Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988em%26p...42..133b&link_type=abstract
Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 42, Aug. 1988, p. 133-149. Research supported by the William Marlar Foundation.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Radar Scattering, Radio Altimeters, Surface Roughness, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Venus Surface, Diffuse Radiation, Magellan Ultraviolet Astronomy Satellite, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Porous Materials
Scientific paper
Pioneer Venus (PV) altimeter data have been analyzed in order to study tectonic, volcanic, and degradational processes on Venus. Analysis of a corrected reflectivity data set in combination with the PV data indicates that no more than 5 percent of the Venusian surface is covered by soils more than several to tens of cm in depth. It is suggested that most regions of apparent low reflectivity are due to the presence of small roughness elements on the surface. These regions are correlated with tessera, and models show that the diffuse scatterers in the tessera are rock fragments originating as part of tectonic deformation of the surface.
Bindschadler Duane L.
Head James W.
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