A radar image reconstruction of Venus' surface reveals a landscape of fiery orange, textured with large volcanic domes. The image, created from Magellan spacecraft data, depicts the planet's intensely hot and hostile surface, showing features that suggest extensive volcanic activity.

Astronomy Picture from 03/06/1997

Venus' Once Molten Surface
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A 3D perspective view of Atete Corona, a 500-kilometer wide geological feature on Venus. Located in the Galindo region, this corona is thought to be formed by volcanism. The image is a computer-generated model from combined radar maps; the vertical dark lines are artifacts of the imaging process and not real features.

Astronomy Picture from 16/10/2016

Cylindrical Mountains on Venus

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False-color synthetic radar map of Titan's northern region, showing dark areas (likely methane lakes) reflecting little radar signal. The image, from the Cassini spacecraft, spans 150 kilometers and reveals Titan as the second body in our solar system with surface liquids.

Astronomy Picture from 07/02/2007

Liquid Lakes on Saturn's Titan

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