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Sapas Mons volcano, Venus; C2-MIDR

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Magellan twice-compressed radar image of Sapas Mons volcano, Venus (resolution ~ 675 m). This 1.5 km high volcano located at 8.7 N, 188.1 E in the Atla Regio area, is about 400 km across. Note the two dark areas near the center of the volcano, which are flat-topped mesas comprising the double summit. North is up.

(Magellan C2-MIDR 00N183;1, framelet 21)


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