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Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 24. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 24th week, 2010.
Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската Википедија за XXIV недела од 2010 година.
മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 24-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-24, 2010.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu' image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 24ème semaine de 2010.
Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 24 van 2010.
Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 24 2010 года.
Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 24, 2010.
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English: This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture radar mosaics from the first cycle of Magellan mapping are mapped onto a computer-simulated globe to create this image. Data gaps are filled with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data, or a constant mid-range value. Simulated color is used to enhance small-scale structure. The simulated hues are based on colour images recorded by the Soviet Venera 13 and 14 spacecraft. The image was produced by the Solar System Visualization project and the Magellan science team at the JPL Multimission Image Processing Laboratory and is a single frame from a video released at the October 29, 1991, JPL news conference. It is important to note that Venus is completely shrouded in clouds. A bright elongated region in the centre is Aphrodite Terra.
Français : Vue globale de la surface de Vénus centrée sur 180° est de longitude. Cette vue est une mosaïque des images radar obtenues par la sonde spatiale Magellan lors de son premier cycle de cartographie. Les vides sont comblés par des images obtenues par la sonde Pioneer Venus orbiter. Les couleurs de la surfaces sont calculées à partir des données obtenues à la surface de vénus par les atterrisseurs Venera 13 et 14. Cette image ne pourrait pas être vue par un observateur survolant vénus, car la planette est constament recouverte de nuages. La compilation des données en une image unique a été réalisée par le Solar System Visualization project et l'équipe scientifique du projet Magellan.
Date 29 October 1991
Source http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00104
Author NASA

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