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Venus by Magellan spacecraft: Gula Mons and Sif Mons volcanos

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-ven06-00023

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 33 cm

A portion of western Eistla Regio is displayed in this three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus. The viewpoint is located 1,100 kilometers (682 miles) northeast of Gula Mons at an elevation of 7.5 kilometers (4.6 miles). Lava flows extend for hundreds of kilometers across the fractured plains shown in the foreground to the base of Gula Mons. The viewpoint is to the southwest with Gula Mons appearing at the left just below the horizon. Gula Mons, a 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high volcano, is located at approximately 22 degrees north latitude, 359 degrees east longitude. Sif Mons, a volcano with a diameter of 300 kilometers (180 miles) and a height of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), appears to the right of Gula Mons. The distance between Sif Mons and Gula Mons is approximately 730 kilometers (453 miles). Magellan synthetic aperture radar data is combined with radar altimetry to develop a three-dimensional map of the surface.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - EISTLA REGIO - FALSE COLOR - GULA MONS - LAVA - MAGELLAN - PLANET - RADAR - SIF MONS - VENUS - VOLCANO -