Close-up View of Atete Corona

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Caption:

The view is a close-up of Atete Corona, a 600-km-long and 450-km-wide feature at latitude 16 degrees S., longitude 244 degrees; looking north. Coronae are roughly circular volcanic features believed to form over hot upwellings of magma within the Venusian mantle. The north end of the corona bounds Parga Chasma, a 0-3 km deep depression that spans 1,870 km connecting Themis Regio (latitude 35 degrees S., longitude 285 degrees) and Maat Mons (latitude 0 degree, longitude 195 degrees).

This is a three-dimensional perspective view of Venusian Terrains composed of reduced resolution left-looking synthetic-aperture radar images merged with altimetry data from the Magellan spacecraft.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name	Value	Additional Values
Target	Venus
System
Target Type	Planet
Mission	Magellan
Instrument Host	Magellan
Host Type	Orbiter
Instrument	Imaging Radar
Detector
Extra Keywords	Grayscale, Mountain, Radar, Volcano
Acquisition Date
Release Date	1998-06-03
Date in Caption
Image Credit	NASA/JPL/USGS
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00097
Identifier	PIA00097