The topography of
Venus. These images were
obtained by the Magellan
radar altimeter during its
24 months of systematic
mapping of the surface of
Venus. Colour is used to
code elevation, and
simulated shading to
emphasize relief. Red
corresponds to the highest,
blue to the lowest elevations.
At left are the two polar
regions in orthographic
projection. The image at far
left is centred on the North
Pole, and that at near left on
the South Pole. The four
images at right are
hemispheric views centred
on (from top to bottom)
0 degrees east, 90 degrees
east, 180 degrees east and
270 degrees east longitude.
North is at the top. The
resolution of detail on the
surface is about 3 km
(2 miles). A mosaic of the
Magellan images forms the
base for the maps; gaps in
the coverage were filled with
images from the Earth-based
Arecibo radar, with extra
elevation data from the
Venera spacecraft and the
US Pioneer Venus missions.THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Feature Lat.° Long.°
TERRAE Aphrodite 40 S–5 N 140–000
Ishtar 52–75 N 080–305
REGIONES Alpha 29–32 S 000
Asteria 18–30 N 228–270
Beta 20–38 N 292–272
Metis 72 N 245–255
Phoebe 10–20 N 275–300
Tellus 35 N 080
Thetis 02–15 S 118–140
PLANITIA Atalanta 54 N 162
Lakshmi Planum 60 N 330
Lavinia 45 S 350
Leda 45 N 065
Niobe 138 N–10 S 132–185
Sedna 40 N 335
CHASMA Artemis 30–42 S 121–145
Devana 00 289
Diana 15 S 150
Heng-O 00–10 N 350–000
Juno 32 S 102–120
CRATERS Colette 65 N 322
Lise Meitner 55 S 322
Pavlova 14 N 040
Sacajewa 63 N 335
Sappho 13 N 027
VOLCANO Rhea Mons 31 N 285
MOUNTAIN Theia Mons 29 N 285FEATURES ON VENUS – SELECTED LISTC Atl of Univ Phil'03stp 3/4/03 12:16 pm Page 73