What could cause a huge cylindrical mountain to rise from the surface of Venus? Such features that occur on Venus are known as coronas . Pictured here in the foreground is 500-kilometer wide Atete Corona found in a region of Venus known as the Galindo . The featured image was created by combining multiple radar maps of the region to form a computer-generated three-dimensional perspective. The series of dark rectangle s that cross the image from top to bottom were created by the imaging procedure and are not real. The origin of massive coronas remains a topic of research although speculation holds they result from volcanism. Studying Venusian corona s help scientists better understand the inner structure of both Venus and Earth .
16 October 2016
Cylindrical Mountains on Venus
