NASA NTRS · 19890054811
Variations in effective compensation depth across Aphrodite Terra, Venus
Abstract
Topography and gravity data obtained by Pioneer Venus Orbiter have been used to estimate an effective depth of Airy compensation for each of 75 orbital arcs that provide fairly uniform areal coverage of Aphrodite Terra. A general increase in compensation depth is noted to the east, with the most rapid change occurring near 135 deg. Five distinctive regional patterns, four well defined peaks, and one interval of widely scattered and poorly constrained depths are found to be superimposed on this larger trend. It is noted that the maxima in compensation depth correlate well with regional topographic highs.
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Herrick, Robert R., Hall, Stuart A., Bills, Bruce G.. 1989-06-01. Variations in effective compensation depth across Aphrodite Terra, Venus. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890054811
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