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Surface of Venus, radar image

Surface of Venus, radar image

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Credit: DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Surface of Venus. Soviet radar image taken of Venus' northern latitudes by the Venera 15 and 16 spacecrafts in 1983. The images were presented to NASA by the Soviet Academy of Sciences during a December 1987 visit of NASA scientists to the Soviet Academy.

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Keywords: 1983, 20th century, astrogeological, astrogeology, features, geography, geological, geology, latitudes, map, mapping, northern latitude, planet, planetary science, radar image, radar-mapping, russia, russian, satellite image, solar system, soviet, soviet union, space, spacecraft, surface feature, synthetic aperture radar, synthetic-aperture radar, topographical, topography, valley, valleys, venera 15, venera 16, venus, venusian

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