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PIA00262: Venus - Landslide in Navka Region
NASA's Magellan spacecraft observed remnant landslide deposits apparently resulting from the collapse of volcanic structures. This radar image is centered in the southwestern Navka Region of Venus.
 Target Name:  Venus
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Magellan 
 Spacecraft:  Magellan
 Instrument:  Imaging Radar 
 Product Size:  1452 x 1314 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Producer ID:  P40287  
 Addition Date:  1996-03-14 
 Primary Data Set:  Magellan MIDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA00262.tif (1.638 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA00262.jpg (587.3 kB)  

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The Magellan spacecraft has observed remnant landslide deposits apparently resulting from the collapse of volcanic structures. This Magellan radar image is centered about 25.4 degrees south latitude and 308 degrees east longitude in the southwestern Navka Region of Venus. The image shows a 17.4 kilometer (10.8 mile) diameter volcanic dome on the plains. The dome is approximately 1.86 kilometers (1.2 mile) in height and it has a slope of about 23 degrees. The northwest and northeast flanks of the dome have collapsed to form landslides that have deposited debris on the plains. The image shows an area 110 kilometers (68 miles) across and 100 kilometers (62 miles) in length.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1996-03-14