Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
Stereographic images of the surface of Venus which enable geologists to reconstruct the details of the planet's evolution are discussed. The 120-meter resolution of these 3D images make it possible to construct digital topographic maps from which precise measurements can be made of the heights, depths, slopes, and volumes of geologic structures.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Sky & Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604); 86; 2; p. 32-37.
Format:
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