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- Code Number:
- UPVV01P02_16
- Title:
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Vencor Corona on Venus
- This region, roughly 100 km (60 mi) on a side, shows a gigantic structure known as a corona. Such features are thought to be the result of hot rising bodies of magma that reach the crust, and cause it to partially melt and collapse, generating volcanic flows and fault patterns that radiate from the central structure. Magellan acquired this view of Venus during its first mapping cycle around the planet in 1990 and 1991.
- Keywords:
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Venus, Planet, Universe, Universe, Planets, Venus, Astronomy
- Image by:
- NASA
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- Code Number:
- UPVV01P02_16
- Title:
-
Vencor Corona on Venus
- This region, roughly 100 km (60 mi) on a side, shows a gigantic structure known as a corona. Such features are thought to be the result of hot rising bodies of magma that reach the crust, and cause it to partially melt and collapse, generating volcanic flows and fault patterns that radiate from the central structure. Magellan acquired this view of Venus during its first mapping cycle around the planet in 1990 and 1991.
- Keywords:
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Venus, Planet, Universe, Universe, Planets, Venus, Astronomy
- Image by:
- NASA
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