Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Venus' Once Molten Surface

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 1, 2010 is “Venus' Once Molten Surface,” an image. It is credited to Credit: E. De Jong et al. ( JPL ), MIPL , Magellan Team , NASA. The original explanation runs about 100 words.

Venus' Once Molten Surface
Credit: E. De Jong et al. ( JPL ), MIPL , Magellan Team , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“If you could look across Venus with radar eyes, what might you see? This computer reconstruction of the surface of Venus was created from data from the Magellan spacecraft.”

— APOD editors, August 1, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 1, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: E. De Jong et al. ( JPL ), MIPL , Magellan Team , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 100 words

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