From NASA's Planetary Photojournal
A portion of western Eistla Regio is shown in this three dimensional, computer-generated view of the surface of Venus. The viewpoint is at an elevation of 1.2 kilometers (0.75 mile) at a location 700 kilometers (435 miles) southeast of Gula Mons, the volcano on the right horizon. Gula Mons reaches 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high and is located around 22 degrees north latitude and 359 degrees east longitude. Sif Mons, the volcano on the left horizon, has a diameter of 300 kilometers (186 miles) and a height of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Magellan spacecraft imaging and altimetry data are combined to develop a three-dimensional computer view of the planet's surface. Simulated color based on color images from the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft is added to enhance small-scale structure. The basic scientific instrument was a synthetic aperture radar which could look through the thick clouds perpetually shielding the surface of Venus.
Image Title: Venus - False Color Perspective of Sif and Gula Mons
Catalog #: PIA00200
Target Name: Venus
Spacecraft: Magellan
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Last Modified On: Sunday, December 17, 2000