Radar interferometric observations of venus at 70-centimeter wavelength

Science. 1970 Dec 4;170(3962):1090-2. doi: 10.1126/science.170.3962.1090.

Abstract

A radar interferometer was used to map unambiguously the surface reflectivity of Venus in the polarized mode at a wavelength of 70 centimeters. The observed region extended from 260 degrees to 30 degrees in longitude and from -60 degrees to 50 degrees in latitude with a surface resolution of approximately 3 degrees by 3 degrees . The result agrees well in most respects with earlier maps made elsewhere at shorter wavelengths and, in addition, discloses a number of new "features."