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 (False Color Image)

False color press release 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 in this image, which was colored based on the Venera Lander images of the Venus surface. Sapas Mons is also shown in images P-40176, C1-15N180;1, C2-00N183;1, AND C3-14N180;1. (Magellan press release P-38360)

Last Update: 2004-Nov-27