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Venus - Impact Crater in Eastern Navka Region
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Caption:
This Magellan image, which is 50 kilometers (31 miles) in width and 80 kilometers (50 miles) in length, is centered at 11.9 degrees latitude, 352 degrees longitude in the eastern Navka Region of Venus. The crater, which is approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter, displays a butterfly symmetry pattern. The ejecta pattern most likely results from an oblique impact, where the impactor came from the south and ejected material to the north.
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, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 1996-11-20 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00474 | |
| Identifier | PIA00474 | |
