Venus - Volcanism and rift formation in Beta Regio

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Oct 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984sci...226..167c&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 226, Oct. 12, 1984, p. 167-170.

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Planetary Geology, Planetary Mapping, Radar Imagery, Venus Surface, Volcanology, High Resolution, Image Resolution, Spaceborne Photography, Topography, Venus, Volcanism, Rifting, Formation, Beta Regio, Radar Observations, Imagery, Highlands, Tectonism, Volcanoes, Theia Mons, Structure, Topography, Surface, Features

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A new high-resolution radar image of Beta Regio, a Venus highland area, confirms the presence of a major tectonic rift system and associated volcanic activity. The lack of identifiable impact craters, together with the apparent superposition of the Theia Mons volcanic structure on the rift system, suggest that at least some of the volcanic activity occurred in relatively recent geologic time. The presence of topographically similar highland areas elsewhere on Venus (Aphrodite Terra, Dali Chasma, and Diana Chasma) suggests that rifting and volcanism are significant processes on Venus.

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