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Venus - Topography revealed by radar data.Surface height variations over the entire equatorial region on Venus have been estimated from extended series of measurements of interplanetary radar echo delays. Most notable is a mountainous section of about 3-kilometer peak height located at a longitude of 100 degrees (International Astronomical Union coordinate system). The eastern edge has an average inclination of about 0.5 degrees, which is unusually steep for a large-scale slope on Venus. The resolution of the radar measurements along the surface of Venus varied between about 200 and 400 kilometers with a repeatability in altitude determination generally between 200 and 500 meters. The mean equatorial radius was found to be 6050.0 plus or minus 0.5 kilometers.
Document ID
19720035686
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Campbell, D. B.
Dyce, R. B.
(National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center Arecibo, P.R., United States)
Ingalls, R. P.
(Haystack Observatory Westford, Mass., United States)
Pettengill, G. H.
Shapiro, I. I.
(MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 4, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 175
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
72A19352
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-7830
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-22-174-003
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF GP-25865
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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