Magellan: The Geologic Exploration of Venus

Author: Saunders, Steve

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 54, Number 3, 1991, pp. 15-27

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 54:3, Spring 1991

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:54.3.Saunders

Abstract

Venus is nearly Earth's twin, yet its face is a mystery as impenetrable as its thick veil of clouds. Magellan's radar images, of photographic clarity and detail, reveal a volcanic planet at once strange and familiar.

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