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INSET: USGS SIM 3158: Geologic Map of the Metis Mons Quadrangle (V–6), Venus

By Planetary Geologic Mapping October 4, 2011

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Inset of USGS SIM 3158: Geologic Map of the Metis Mons Quadrangle (V–6), Venus

By James M. Dohm, Kenneth L. Tanaka, and James A. Skinner

Map and associated files available on the USGS Publications Warehouse page: https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3158

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October 7, 2011

Geologic map of the Metis Mons quadrangle (V–6), Venus Geologic map of the Metis Mons quadrangle (V–6), Venus

The Metis Mons quadrangle (V–6) in the northern hemisphere of Venus (lat 50° to 75° N., long 240° to 300° E.) includes a variety of coronae, large volcanoes, ridge and fracture (structure) belts, tesserae, impact craters, and other volcanic and structural features distributed within a plains setting, affording study of their detailed age relations and evolutionary development. Coronae in

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