Venus: Detailed Mapping of Maxwell Montes Region

From October 1983 to July 1984, the north hemisphere of Venus, from latitude 30° to latitude 90°, was mapped by means of the radar imagers and altimeters of the spacecraft Venera 15 and Venera 16. This report presents the results of the radar mapping of the Maxwell Montes region, one of the most int...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1986-03, Vol.231 (4743), p.1271-1273
Hauptverfasser:	Yu. N. Alexandrov, Crymov, A. A., Kotelnikov, V. A., Petrov, G. M., Rzhiga, O. N., Sidorenko, A. I., Sinilo, V. P., Zakharov, A. I., Akim, E. L., Basilevski, A. T., Kadnichanski, S. A., Yu. S. Tjuflin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altitude Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Impact craters Mosaic Natural history Planets Planets, their satellites and rings. Asteroids Portrayals Radar Radar echoes Radio altimeters Radius of a sphere Signal reflection Solar system Space exploration Spacecraft Venus Venus (Planet)
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Zusammenfassung:	From October 1983 to July 1984, the north hemisphere of Venus, from latitude 30° to latitude 90°, was mapped by means of the radar imagers and altimeters of the spacecraft Venera 15 and Venera 16. This report presents the results of the radar mapping of the Maxwell Montes region, one of the most interesting features of Venus' surface. A radar mosaic map and contour map have been compiled.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.231.4743.1271