The absence of large-scale volcanic crater subsidence in Ishtar Terra on Venus

The moon - 1989
Kent D. Trego1
1Planetology Research Institute, Palo Alto, U.S.A.

Tóm tắt

The absence of large-scale subsidence features around the three volcanic craters in Ishtar Terra on Venus implies the continued presence of underlying magma and the possibility of current volcanic activity there.

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