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Topographic Map of Venus. There are three types of topography on Venus Highlands with elevation greater than 3 km, cover about 10% of the surface; Deposition plains with elevations around 0 to 2 km, cover more than 50% of the surface; Lowlands (accumulation of eroded highlands) with negative elevation, cover the rest of the surface
Radar global map of the surface of Venus The hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the 1990–1994 Magellan mission, is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. The geology of Venus is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Venus.
Global topographic map of Venus, with all probe landings marked (red: returned images; with additional black dot: analyzed samples). There have been 46 space missions to the planet Venus (including gravity-assist flybys). Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus.
The surface of Venus is dominated by geologic features that include volcanoes, large impact craters, and aeolian erosion and sedimentation landforms. Venus has a topography reflecting its single, strong crustal plate, with a unimodal elevation distribution (over 90% of the surface lies within an elevation of -1.0 and 2.5 km) [1] that preserves geologic structures for long periods of time.
The spacecraft's telecom system will be used to map gravity strength at Venus' surface, providing a uniform resolution of better than 160 km. [16] [23] The data will provide an estimate of Venus' core size and information about topographic features that lie underneath the planet's surface. [24] [25]
In 1978, the space probe Pioneer Venus 1 went into orbit around Venus for the purpose of making radar observations of the Venusian surface. These observations made possible the creation of the first topographic map of the surface of Venus, and confirmed that a point within Maxwell Montes is the highest point above the average level of the ...
Global topographic map of Venus, with all probe landings marked. Venus is the place of the first interplanetary human presence, mediated through robotic missions, with the first successful landings on another planet and extraterrestrial body other than the Moon.
Venus' 1:10,000,000 map quadrangles. Name Number Latitude Longitude Ishtar Terra: I-2490 57-90° N 0-360° E Guinevere Planitia: I-2457 0-57° N 180-300° E