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Largest impact craters on VenusHigh-resolution radar images from the Magellan spacecraft have allowed us to perform a detailed study on 25 large impact craters on Venus with diameters from 70 to 280 km. The dimension of these large craters is comparable with the characteristic thickness of the venusian lithosphere and the atmospheric scale height. Some physical parameters for the largest impact craters on Venus (LICV), such as depth, ring/diameter ratio, and range of ballistic ejecta deposits, have been obtained from the SAR images and the altimetry dataset produced by MIT. Data related to each of these parameters is discussed.
Document ID
19930005138
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ivanov, B. A.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, Ussr)
Weitz, C. M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Basilevsky, A. T.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, Ussr)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Papers Presented to the International Colloquium on Venus
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93N14326
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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