This is a map of Venus' Aphrodite Terra region. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF) Image from: NASA

Aphrodite Terra, the Greek name for the goddess Venus, is about half the size of the African continent, and is to be found along Venus' equator.

Aphrodite Terra is different from Ishtar Terra in that, instead of mountain ranges, there are deep rift valleys, resembling the East African Rift Valley and other terrestrial spreading ridges similar to Earth's mid-ocean ridges.

This region of Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion like Earth's is.

This is a map of Venus' Aphrodite Terra region. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF) Image from: NASA

Aphrodite Terra, the Greek name for the goddess Venus, is about the size of half the continent of Africa, and is to be found along the equator of Venus.

Aphrodite Terra is different from Ishtar Terra in that, instead of mountain ranges, there are deep rift valleys, resembling the East African Rift and Earth-like mid-ocean spreading ridges.

This region of Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion.

This is a map of Venus' Aphrodite Terra region. Click on image for full size version (40K GIF) Image from: NASA

Aphrodite Terra, the Greek name for the goddess Venus, is about the size of half the continent of Africa, and is to be found along Venus' equator.

Aphrodite Terra is different from Ishtar Terra in that, instead of mountains, it has deep rift valleys.

This region of Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion.