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| A pattern of bills and valleys that radiate outwards from a single point. |
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| The highest mountain on Venus. Rising up to 11 km above the surface. |
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-Dome with a large volcanic vent
-Volcanic Features
-Surround by radical spur that look like legs. |
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| -Topography and atmospheric probes |
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-orbital radar images, topograply a nd gravity data.
-98% of the planet got maped |
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| -NASA & Esa built a probe, landed on Venus and collected a sample. |
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| Rotation is retrograge:rotation is opposite of the direction of orbital motion. |
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-Molten interior
-Has no planet wide magnetic field.
-has no plate tectonics |
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Co2=carbon dioxide
H2SO4=Sulfuric acid
-90% |
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| 1.0-1.5 billion years ago when the planet changed. It used to be identical to earth. |
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| Its yellow because of sulfur. |
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| The largest volcano on Venus. |
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| Low sloping volcanoes from repeated eruptions. |
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| From their impact,lavad coming out of the crater coutinously. |
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-Flatted tops,Steep edges
-Probley formed by their eruption of thick lava
-High atmosphere pressure like caused the flared tops. |
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| Venus rotation on it's axis |
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| Proceding from west to east. Is within the orbital motion. |
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| Its liqiud and is only 23% of earth. |
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| Unique similarities between Venus and earth. |
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-increase volcanic activity
-increase cloud deck
-Acidic rain
-water drying up
-increase in temprarure |
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| 5 similarities between the 2 planets |
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-Water
-Ocean/Lake
-80% covered in water
-cloud deck
-polar icecaps |
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| Role of Sedimentary layer |
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| Made up of coal and CaCo3, it filters toxins. |
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| Does on exist on Venus because it's crust is too hot and soft. Venus could have fault lines but we can't prove it. |
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