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Intermediate Volcano (Venus)

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Definition

Volcanic feature defined in terms of size that could be found distributed across the Venusian volcanic plains.

Category

A type of Volcano (Venus)

Description

Centers of volcanic activity between 20 and 100 km in diameter (Head et al. 1992).

Subtypes

Based on summit morphology, López (2011) distinguished Shield Volcanoes (Fig. 1e), tholi (domical features) (Fig. 1c), flat-topped volcanoes (Fig. 1d), and Steep Sided Domes (Fig. 1a).

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Examples of the different morphologic types: (a) Carmenta Farra steep-sided dome at 13°N, 8°E, (b) radial flows (anemone) at 9.5°S, 201°E, (c) tholus (fluted dome) at 12°N, 71°E (López 2011), (d) flat-topped volcano at 23°S, 250°E (López 2011), (e) Shield at 59°N, 81°E (López 2011). Venus left-look radar mosaics (NASA/JPL)

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López, I. (2014). Intermediate Volcano (Venus). In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_200-1

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