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P12 V ORBITING RADAR DERIVED BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION V1.0

Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Catalog Last Checked: June 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 17, 2025
This data set consists of a VICAR2 format image of Venus large-angle radar backscatter cross section, from the side-looking mode of the Pioneer Venus radar mapper experiment. The cross section is corrected for Venus atmospheric absorption and normalized to 45 degree incidence angle via the phenomenological Muhleman scattering function. Data are presented in simple cylindrical format, with 1024 lines (latitude) and 4096 samples (longitude).

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description This data set consists of a VICAR2 format image of Venus large-angle radar backscatter cross section, from the side-looking mode of the Pioneer Venus radar mapper experiment. The cross section is corrected for Venus atmospheric absorption and normalized to 45 degree incidence angle via the phenomenological Muhleman scattering function. Data are presented in simple cylindrical format, with 1024 lines (latitude) and 4096 samples (longitude).
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identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.p12-v-orad-5-backscatter-v1.0_msr7-dcwg
issued 2018-06-26
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title P12 V ORBITING RADAR DERIVED BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION V1.0

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