Pioneer Venus Radar Mapper Experiment
- 23 February 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 203 (4382) , 806-808
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4382.806
Abstract
Altimetry and radar scattering data for Venus, obtained from 10 of the first 13 orbits of the Pioneer Venus orbiter, have disclosed what appears to be a rift valley having vertical relief of up to 7 kilometers, as well as a neighboring, gently rolling plain. Planetary oblateness appears unlikely to exceed 1/2500 and may be substantially smaller.Keywords
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- Venus: Topography Revealed by Radar DataScience, 1972