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INSET: USGS SIM 3121: Geologic Map of the Ganiki Planitia Quadrangle (V–14), Venus

By Planetary Geologic Mapping May 17, 2011

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Inset of USGS SIM 3121: Geologic Map of the Ganiki Planitia Quadrangle (V–14), Venus

By Eric B. Grosfils, Sylvan M. Long, Elizabeth M. Venechuk, Debra M. Hurwitz, Joseph W. Richards, Brian Kastl, Dorothy E. Drury, and Johanna Hardin

Map and associated documents are available on the USGS Publications Warehouse page: https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3121

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Geologic map of the Ganiki Planitia quadrangle (V-14), Venus Geologic map of the Ganiki Planitia quadrangle (V-14), Venus

The Ganiki Planitia (V-14) quadrangle on Venus, which extends from 25° N. to 50° N. and from 180° E. to 210° E., derives its name from the extensive suite of plains that dominates the geology of the northern part of the region. With a surface area of nearly 6.5 x 106 km2 (roughly two-thirds that of the United States), the quadrangle is located northwest of the Beta-Atla-Themis volcanic...

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Astrogeology Science Center, Planetary Geologic Mapping