A 360-DEGREE AND 360-ORDER MODEL OF VENUS TOPOGRAPHY

Authors
RAPPAPORT N PLAUT JJ
Citation
N. Rappaport et Jj. Plaut, A 360-DEGREE AND 360-ORDER MODEL OF VENUS TOPOGRAPHY, Icarus, 112(1), 1994, pp. 27-33
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Icarus → ACNP
ISSN journal
00191035
Volume
112
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
27 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-1035(1994)112:1<27:A3A3MO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This report presents the most recent spherical harmonic topography mod el of Venus developed at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was produced by a spherical harmonic analysis of the most complete set of Magellan al timetry data, augmented by Pioneer Venus and Venera data. The harmonic coefficients of the topography were computed to degree and order 360. Compared to previous topography models, this one has the highest corr elation with the gravity field of Venus. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.