“Magellan at Venus” by DeJong
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1991 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1991:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 06
Title:
- Magellan at Venus
Length:
- 1:30
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Description:
Computer animation techniques create a simulated flight over the surface of Venus using radar map ping data recorded by the Magel lan spacecraft during September and October of 1990. Simulated color approximates hues which might be seen by the human eye, based on color images from the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 space craft. The 3D map of the surface was produced by combining Synthetic Aperature Radar (SAR) images, altimetry data, and radarclinometry.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Solbourne 5E/900 DEC Vax 8650
DEC MicroVax 3800
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: VICAR, JPL’s image processing software and in-house 3D and rendering software
Additional Contributors:
Animation: Jeffrey R. Hall, Eric M. DeJong
Image Processing: Myche McAuley & IDPT
Elevation Map: Randy R. Kirk (USGS) In collaboration with Steve Saunders, Ellen Stofan, and the Magellan Flight Team