Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A View from Venus: Rift Valley

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 24, 1996 is “A View from Venus: Rift Valley,” an image. It is credited to Credit: The Magellan Project, JPL, and NASA. The original explanation runs about 125 words.

A View from Venus: Rift Valley
Credit: The Magellan Project, JPL, and NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Color information from the Soviet Venera landers and radar data from the Magellan spacecraft were used to construct this striking perspective view of the Venusian landscape . (In this computer generated image, the vertical scale has been exagerated.)”

— APOD editors, June 24, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 24, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: The Magellan Project, JPL, and NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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