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The Magellan mission mapped the surface of Venus with radar in the 1990s. The images gave the first global view of what was below Venus’ thick clouds. This radar image aligns with the surface features seen on WISPR images captured by Parker Solar Probe during its third flyby of the planet in July 2020. Credits: Magellan Team/JPL/USGS.
- 30 Years Ago: Magellan off to Map Venus - NASA
On Sep. 15, Magellan began returning high-resolution radar...
- Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA
NASA’s Magellan mission created the first maps in the 1990s...
- 30 Years Ago: Magellan Off to Map Venus - NASA Solar System ...
During this time, NASA was planning its own mission called...
- Magellan - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The Magellan spacecraft, which arrived at Venus in 1990,...
- Topographic Map of Venus - NASA Solar System Exploration
This map shows the surface of Venus as captured in altimeter...
- VERITAS - NASA Science
Global map of Venus' surface created using radar images from...
- 30 Years Ago: Magellan off to Map Venus - NASA
May 6, 2019 · On Sep. 15, Magellan began returning high-resolution radar images of Venus’ surface, showing evidence of volcanism, tectonic movement, lava channels and pancake-shaped domes. During the 243-day mapping cycle that ended May 15, 1991, Magellan mapped 83.7% of the planet’s surface with unprecedented resolution, exceeding its pre-mission objective.
Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Magellan mission created the first maps in the 1990s using radar and JAXA’s Akatsuki spacecraft gathered infrared images after reaching orbit around Venus in 2016. The new images from Parker add to these findings by extending the observations to red wavelengths at the edge of what we can see.
May 6, 2019 · During this time, NASA was planning its own mission called the Venus Radar Mapper, later renamed Magellan, with the capability to map the planet down to a resolution of 120 meters using SAR. Magellan’s prelaunch goal was to map up to 70% of the planet during one 243-day imaging period, equivalent to one Venusian “day.”
The Magellan spacecraft, which arrived at Venus in 1990, made the first global map of the surface of Venus as well as global maps of the planet's gravity field.
This map shows the surface of Venus as captured in altimeter topography data from the Magellan spacecraft during its first three 8-month cycles in orbit around the planet. The map is displayed in Mercator projection.
Global map of Venus' surface created using radar images from NASA's Magellan mission. VERITAS will improve on Magellan's maps by orders of magnitude, greatly enhancing our knowledge of appearance of features on the surface and their topography.
