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Venus is Alive - Geologically Speaking

Source: California Institute of Technology; NASA/JPL
Published: April 8, 2010

The volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46°S, 214.5°E) in Imdr Regio. The background image is radar data from NASA's Magellan mission. Bright areas are either rough or have an eastward facing slope, or both. Dark areas are smooth.

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