Theia Mons

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Beta Regio with Theia Mons (bottom left) in the south and Rhea Mons (top) in the north. Black rectangles are image data errors.

The Theia Mons - Latin for Mount of Theia , after a Titan of Greek mythology - one is shield volcano on Venus .

The volcano mountain is 226 kilometers wide. Its size is about 4.5 kilometers. It is located 22.7 ° North and 281.0 ° East Coordinates: 22 ° 42 ′  N , 79 ° 0 ′  W in the Beta Regio highlands and is located there south of the Rhea Mons . Its solidified lava flows extend for more than 400 kilometers into the area. As with all volcanoes on Venus, eruptions were never observed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c USGS - Venus Nomenclature: Mons, Montes