PIA00098: Close-up View of Yavine Corona


Close-up View of Yavine Corona

Caption:

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.

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, 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