Anemone Type Volcano Target Name:   Venus Spacecraft:   Magellan Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © Calvin J. Hamilton (Publisher Permission Request)

• Venusian Volcanic Features

Scientists have named this type of volcano "anemone" because of its petallike lava flows and radiating radar-bright patterns. They normally occur in association with fissure type erruptions. This volcano is 40 by 60 kilometers (25 by 37 miles) in size and has a dark central edifice with bright central flows. It has elongated summit pits and an arcuate graben along the southern summit [ Head et al., 1992].

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