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ARC-1991-AC91-3008
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This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 270 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer-Venus orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to inhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on color images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineARC-1991-AC91-3008. NASA/ARC, 1991-10-29. Public domain. ID: ARC-1991-AC91-3008.