The view shows Yavine Corona, a 500-km-wide asymmetric feature at latitude 5 degrees S., longitude 248.5 degrees; looking northeast. Coronae are roughly circular, volcanic features believed to form over hot upwellings of magma within the Venusian mantle. Yavine corona contains 2 novae; nova are circular hills having stellate fractures or grabens.
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.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Venus | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Magellan | |
Instrument Host | Magellan | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | Imaging Radar | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Radar, Volcano | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 1998-06-03 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/USGS | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00098 | |
Identifier | PIA00098 |