Global True Color View Of Venus? |
Global True Color View Of Venus? |
Aug 8 2005, 06:53 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
I'm creating a website with views of the worlds of the solar system, to scale with each other (it'll march up and down the few orders of magnitude necessary), and I am having a terrible time finding a global view of Venus to include in it that fits the criteria I'm trying to apply. To the extent possible, I am searching for:
- Full-disk, global view - Minimum phase angle available - Approximate true color, as would be perceived by a human observing the globe from space For Venus, the only global views I am finding are either based on Magellan data (radar views, nothing like what a human would see) or are colorized ultraviolet views (which greatly overemphasize the visibility of cloud patterns in the Venusian atmosphere). I've seen the lovely partial global view of Venus on Don Mitchell's website -- that's the sort of thing I'm looking for, but I need a full disk. Does anybody have any suggestions? Anybody done any work with Mariner 10 or Galileo data that produces a nice, realistic view? -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Oct 15 2010, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
Is this web page with a Venus image showing some real data or an artistic work?
http://rocksfromspace.open.ac.uk/Venus.htm If I can find a "full" Venus image I can try to see what it looks like with Science On A Sphere. Thanks, Steve -------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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Oct 16 2010, 12:26 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 16-June 10 Member No.: 5375 |
Is this web page with a Venus image showing some real data or an artistic work? http://rocksfromspace.open.ac.uk/Venus.htm If I can find a "full" Venus image I can try to see what it looks like with Science On A Sphere. Thanks, Steve I agree- that is a UV image of Venus. True color images look pretty much like a billiard ball. See this thread for more information. CJSF -------------------- Two years ago moved from my town
I was looking up past the city lights But the city lights got in my way See the constellation ride across the sky No cigar, no lady on his arm Just a guy made of dots and lines -from "See The Constellation" by They Might Be Giants |
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Oct 16 2010, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
I agree- that is a UV image of Venus. True color images look pretty much like a billiard ball. See this thread for more information. CJSF Right, though perhaps it might be interesting to try colorizing the Pioneer UV images by using information from missions like Venus Express and MESSENGER? Perhaps some subtle color might be visible and would give us a reasonable approximation of a "global true color" image. -------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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