Venus": Venus Model with Feature Names
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"A TOUCH OF VENUS": VENUS MODEL WITH FEATURE NAMES by Amelia Ortiz-Gil (University oF Valencia Astronomical Observatory) “A Touch of Venus” is funded by the IAU OFFice oF Astronomy For Development (OAD). All materials have been produced under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) A Touch of the Universe - VENUS This is a tactile 3D model of the planet Venus made from topographical data obtained by NASA’s Magellan mission. The model was created using Jordi Burguet’s Mapelia software (https:// github.com/jordibc/mapelia). The North polar cap is smooth; the South Polar cap contains the logo of the University of Valencia Astronomical Observatory. The meridian corresponds to 0º longitude in the planet’s geographical coordinates. After tests, the best size for the globe has been found to be around 20 cm in diameter. Larger globes are cumbersome and smaller ones are confusing. The 3D model of Venus, the activity book and this document can be downloaded from the “A Touch of the Universe” website: https://astrokit.uv.es . A topographical interactive map of Venus can be found at https:// webgis2.wr.usgs.gov/Venus_Global_GIS/ The Venus model is part of “A Touch of the Universe”. It is licensed under the “A Touch Of the Universe” CC license: A Touch of the Universe by University of Valencia Astronomical Observatory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. NORTH POLE Meridian 0 Maxwell Montes Sacajawea Patera FORTUNA TESSERA ISHTAR TERRA Fedorets Sigrun Fossae SEDNA PLANITIA Gula Mons Gautier Beyla Corona Mona Lisa Sif Mons Comnena TINATIN PLANITIA Sappho Patera Meridian 0 Mona Lisa Didilia Corona Pavlova Corona Sappho Patera TINATIN PLANITIA MANATUM TESSERA Vabuzana Corona TELLUS TESSERA Lemkechen Adivar Dorsa SOGOLON PLANITIA Joliot-Curie APHRODITE TERRA Bathsheba MANATUM TESSERA TAHMINA PLANITIA AINO PLANITIA Pioneer Venus Night Probe ANANKE TESSERA Maria Celeste TILLI-HANUM Greenaway PLANITIA VELLAMO PLANITIA SOGOLON PLANITIA RUSALKA CERES PLANITIA CORONA APHRODITE TERRA THETIS REGIO Quilla Chasma ATAHENSIK Diana Chasma CORONA ARTEMIS CORONA ZHIBEK PLANITIA Mahuea Tholus Ermolova ATALANTA PLANITIA GANIKI PLANITIA ATLA REGIO Sapas Mons Ozza Mons RUSALKA Dali Chasma PLANITIA Vega 1 Vega 2 Atahensik Corona Zemina Corona Mahuea Tholus ZHIBEK PLANITIA Boleyn Taranga Corona GANIKI PLANITIA Sapas Mons ULFRUN REGIO HINEMODA PLANITIA Atete Corona Maat Mons WAWALAG Ozza Mons PLANITIA Stanton Stowe Rhea Mons Theia Mons Sanger GUINEVERE PLANITIA Venera 9 Wheatley Taranga Corona BETA REGIO Rosa Bonheur UNDINE PLANITIA Tuulikki Mons Pioneer Venus HINEMOA Large Probe PLANITIA PHOEBE REGIO Dolya Tessera Venera 13 DZERASSA PLANITIA GUNDA PLANITIA Venera 14 Aurelia Seymour Atanua Mons Venera 8 VASILISA NAVKA PLANITIA REGIO Heng-o Corona Carson DIONE REGIO Aglaonice Saskia Pioneer Venus Day Probe Ushas Mons Morrigan Linea Meitner Carson Aglaonice ALPHA REGIO Danilova Stuart LADA TERRA Saskia Quetzalpetlatl Corona Freyja Montes Akna Montes Cleopatra LAKSHMI PLANUM Maxwell Montes SEDNA PLANITIA Sigrun Fossae.