Venus. Synthetic aperture radar map of the surface of Venus, showing volcanoes, lava flows, cracks, graben, impact craters and lava seas. Rough ares a

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Venus. Synthetic aperture radar map of the surface of Venus, showing volcanoes, lava flows, cracks, graben, impact craters and lava seas. Rough ares appear bright, flat ones dark. This map was created using data gathered by the Magellan radar-mapping spacecraft.

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Size: 4257px × 4157px
Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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