Venus - Magellan
Perspective view of pancake domes in Alpha Regio,Venus
3-D computer generated perspective view of pancake volcanoes
on the eastern edge of Alpha Regio, Venus. This image was
created by superimposing Magellan radar images on Venus
topography, and colored based on images from the Venera 13
and 14 landers. The viewpoint is at 30S,11.8E at an elevation
of 2.4 km. The circular features are "pancake" dome volcanoes,
about 25 km in diameter and 750 m high, formed by extrusion of
highly viscous lava onto the surface. The vertical exaggeration is 23 times.
(Magellan press release P-38870)
Venus
Venus Geology and Geophysics
Magellan Mission
Volcanism in the Solar System
