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Venus: volcanic domes

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-ven06-00028

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 33 cm

The view is to the northeast at the center of an area containing seven circular dome-like hills. The average diameter of the hills is 25 kilometers (15 miles) with maximum heights of 750 meters (2,475 feet). Three of the hills are visible in the center of the image. Fractures on the surrounding plains are both older and younger than the domes. The hills may be the result of viscous or thick eruptions of lava coming from a vent on the relatively level ground, allowing the lava to flow in an even lateral pattern.

Keywords for this photo:

ALPHA REGIO - ASTRONOMY - FALSE COLOR - LAVA - MAGELLAN - PLANET - RADAR - VENUS - VOLCANO -