Venus - Magellan
Balch Crater, a rifted crater on Venus
Magellan radar image of Balch Crater, Venus, originally designated
Somerville Crater. This crater is one of a small number of
tectonically modified craters seen on Venus. The absence of such
craters indicates a possible cessation of tectonic deformation on
Venus at some relatively recent time. Balch is located at
30 N, 283 W in Devana Chasma, Central Beta Regio. The crater was
originally 37 km in diameter. North is up.
(Magellan C1-MIDR 30N279;1, framelet 30)
Venus
Venus Geology and Geophysics
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Impact Cratering
