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Beneath Venus' Clouds

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English: If the thick clouds covering Venus were removed, how would the surface appear? Using an imaging radar technique, the Magellan spacecraft was able to lift the veil from the Face of Venus and produce this spectacular high resolution image of the planet's surface. Red, in this false-color map, represents mountains, while blue represents valleys. This 3-kilometer resolution map is a composite of Magellan images compiled between 1990 and 1994. Gaps were filled in by the Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope. The large yellow/red area in the north is Ishtar Terra featuring Maxwell Montes, the largest mountain on Venus. The large highland regions are analogous to continents on Earth. Scientists are particularly interested in exploring the geology of Venus because of its similarity to Earth.
Русский: Примерно так выглядела бы поверхность Венеры, если б мы могли удалить её атмосферу. Изображение было получено с помощью компиляции данных с аппарата "Магеллан" за 1990-1994 годы. Красный цвет показывает высокие участки, синий - низкие. Жёлто-зелёные островки аналогичны континентам на Земле.
Čeština: Radarový snímek v nepravých barvách povrchu Venuše. Barvy byly změněny pro lepší rozlišitelnost jednotlivých útvarů.
Source Image from NASA website, and converted to PNG format
Author Magellan Team, JPL, NASA.
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File:Venus Topo 0 East, 772-,663,-109.jpg

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current17:42, 17 December 2010Thumbnail for version as of 17:42, 17 December 2010656 × 656 (344 KB)LobStoRReverted to version as of 08:46, 11 June 2006 -- nevermind, looked terrible
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08:46, 11 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 08:46, 11 June 2006656 × 656 (344 KB)BillC===Beneath Venus' Clouds=== If the thick clouds covering Venus were removed, how would the surface appear? Using an imaging radar technique, the Magellan spacecraft was able to lift the veil from the Face of Venus and produce this spectacular high resolu
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