This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Venus
Sapas Mons Volcano

Magellan full-resolution (resolution ~75 m) radar image of Sapas Mons volcano, Venus. This 1.5 km high volcano, located at 8.7N, 188.1E in the Atla Regio area is about 400 km across. Note the two dark areas near the center of the volcano, which are flat-topped mesas comprising the double summit. North is up. Sapas Mons is also shown in images P-38360, P-40176, C1-15N180;1, C2-00N183;1, and C3-14N180;1. (Magellan F-MIDR 10N188;1,framelet 44)

Last Update: 2004-Nov-27