This is a map of Venus' Aphrodite Terra region.
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.
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