Sapas Mons, Venus: Evolution of a large shield volcano

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May 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994em%26p...65..129k&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 65, no. 2, p. 129-190

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Planetary Composition, Planetary Crusts, Planetary Mantles, Planetary Structure, Radar Astronomy, Structural Properties (Geology), Venus (Planet), Venus Surface, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Magellan Project (Nasa), Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Planetary Environments

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Magellan radar image data of Sapas Mons, a 600 km diameter volcano located on the flanks of the Atla Rise, permit the distinction of widespread volcanic units on the basis of radar properties, morphology, and spatial and inferred temporal relations, each representing a stage or phase in the evolution of the volcano. Six flow units were identified and are arranged asymmetrically about the volcano. Many features at Sapas are representative of large volcanoes on Venus and thus Sapas Mons is a good example of a typical plume-associated edifice. Sapas differs in many ways from Kilauea, a terrestrial type shield volcano, but these differences can be understood in the context of the Venus environment.

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