Keyword: patera
Zal Patera on Jupiter's Moon Io
7.03.2000
Mars Volcano Apollinaris Patera
13.05.1999
7.03.2000
The Galileo orbiter's flyby of Io last November captured an unusual part of Jupiter's volcanic moon. From 26,000 kilometers away, Zal Patera was found to be a cauldron of flowing lava, gaseous vents, and tremendous peaks.
Mars Volcano Apollinaris Patera
13.05.1999
Dwarfed by Olympus Mons and the other immense shield volcanos on Mars, Apollinaris Patera rises only 3 miles or so into the thin martian atmosphere, but bright water-ice clouds can be still be seen hovering around its summit.
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