The Astronomy Nexus

POV-Ray and similar programs can realistically map images onto geometrical shapes. This is Venus, stripped of its atmosphere and colored with a topographic map compiled from Magellan data. The scorpion-shaped "continent" Aphrodite Terra is visible in the lower right, while the high mountains Maxwell Montes show up as a red streak near the north pole. Similar things can be done with any planet which is well-mapped -- Mars, Earth, the Moon, the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, etc.