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MESSENGER returned 614 images from Venus

Emily Lakdawalla

Written by Emily Lakdawalla
June 15, 2007

Yesterday the Applied Physics Laboratory released the first few images from MESSENGER's second flyby of Venus; in all, 614 images were captured during the flyby. Here's one frame-filling global view:

Venus in MESSENGER's forward view

NASA / JHUAPL / Carnegie Institution of Washington

Venus in MESSENGER's forward view
MESSENGER snapped this image of Venus as it approached for its second flyby of the cloud-shrouded world on June 5.
Venus in MESSENGER's forward view (high-pass filtered version)

NASA / JHUAPL / CIW / Emily Lakdawalla

Venus in MESSENGER's forward view (high-pass filtered version)
This version of MESSENGER's approach image of Venus has been high-pass filtered to emphasize shorter-wavelength variations across the globe due to features in the clouds.

On an unrelated topic: Luke Dones corrected me on Atlas' role in Saturn's ring system; I've now edited the entry. Thanks Luke!

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