Atete Corona on Venus
Explanation:
What could cause a huge cylindrical mountain
to rise from the surface of
Venus?
Such features that occur on
Venus are known as
coronas.
Pictured above in the foreground is 500-kilometer wide
Atete Corona found in a region of Venus known as the
Galindo.
The image was created by combining multiple
radar maps of the region to form a
computer-generated three-dimensional perspective.
The series of dark rectangles that crosses the image from
top to bottom were created by the imaging procedure and are not real.
The origin of massive
coronas remains a mystery although
speculation holds they result from some form of
volcanism.
Studying
Venusian corona help scientists better understand the
inner structure of both Venus and
Earth.
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