This is on Venus looking North from the Galindo quadrangle.In the foreground is the 200 km wide Nagavonyi Corona, a volcanic feature believed to have formed over hot upwellings of magma within the mantle. The volcanic activity on Venus is thought to be similar to the pre-history geologic activity on Earth 2.5 billion years ago. Click to enlarge.

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