GLOBAL VIEW OF VENUS SURFACE
Main portion of the highland area, Aphrodite, is shown in a global
view of Venus, stripped of its perpetual cloud cover by the Pioneer
Orbiter spacecraft radar altimeter. To the right of the picture is the
Scorpion Tail of Aphrodite, believed an active volcanic region. The
point of observation is about 45 degrees south of the equator.
Pioneer Venus continues to orbit the planet and obtain terrain data.
Photo by NASA
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