• A three-dimensional computer simulation of Maat Mons, a volcano on Venus, and nearby topography.
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    The volcano Maat Mons is displayed in this computer generated three-dimensional perspective of the surface of Venus. Radar data is combined with radar altimetry from NASA's Magellan mission to develop a three-dimensional map of the surface. The viewpoint is located 634 kilometers (393 miles) north of Maat Mons at an elevation of 3 kilometers (2 miles) above the terrain. Lava flows extend for hundreds of kilometers across the fractured plains shown in the foreground, to the base of Maat Mons. The vertical scale in this perspective has been exaggerated 10 times. Simulated color and a digital elevation map developed by the U.S. Geological Survey are used to enhance small-scale structure.

  • A three-dimensional computer simulation of Maat Mons, a volcano on Venus, and nearby topography.

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April 22, 1992

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NASA-PIA00106

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