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Venus - Crater Aurelia
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Caption:
This Magellan image shows a complex crater, 31.9 kilometers (20 miles) in diameter with a circular rim, terraced walls, and central peaks, located at 20.3 degrees north latitude and 331.8 degrees east longitude. Several unusual features are evidenced in this image: large dark surface up range from the crater; lobate flows emanating from crater ejecta, and very radar-bright ejecta and floor. Aurelia has been proposed to the International Astronomical Union, Subcommittee of Planetary Nomenclature as a candidate name. Aurelia is the mother of Julius Caesar.
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 | Crater, Grayscale, Radar | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 1996-03-07 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00239 | |
| Identifier | PIA00239 | |
