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Venus Unveiled: The Magellan Images

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

W.J. Zealey ,
G. Melville  and
M. Kreig
W.J. Zealey
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Wollongong
G. Melville
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Wollongong
M. Kreig
Affiliation:
Hurstville Boy’s High School, Sydney
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Abstract

The availability of Magellan radar images of Venus on CDROM allows small research groups to engage in planetary physics projects using simple image processing systems. The material lends itself to short projects for high school students or Masters students.

Our initial investigations using the Magellan data have evolved into a Masters project which concentrates on the morphology of small scale structures which have terrestrial counterparts. These include studies of volcanic cone fields, lava tubes and other collapse features, and impact features.

Type
Solar and Solar System
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , 1993 , pp. 200 - 202
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1993

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