Venus - Large Impact Crater in the Eistla Region
April 4, 2003
This Magellan image shows an impact crater in the central Eistla Region of the equatorial highlands of Venus. It is centered at 15 degrees north latitude and 5 degrees east longitude. The image is 76.8 kilometers (48 miles) wide. The crater is slightly irregular in planform and approximately 6 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. The walls appear terraced. Five or six lobes of radar-bright ejecta radiate up to 13.2 kilometers (8 miles) from the crater rim. These lobes are up to 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) in width and form a 'starfish' pattern against the underlying radar-dark plains.
Topics: Environment, Magellan probe, Solar System, Planetary science, Impact crater, Adivar, Volcanoes of Venus, Dickinson