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Stofan et al. 1995
Stofan, E.R., Smrekar, S.E., Bindschadler, D.L. and Senske, D.A. (1995). Large topographic rises on Venus: Implications for mantle upwelling. Journal of Geophysical Research 100: doi: 10.1029/95JE01834. issn: 0148-0227.

Topographic rises on Venus have been identified that are interpreted to be the surface manifestation of mantle upwellings. These features are classified into groups based on their dominant morphology. Atla and Beta Regiones are classified as rift-dominated, Dione, western Eistla, Bell, and Imdr Regiones as volcano-dominated, and Themis, eastern Eistla, and central Eistla Regiones as corona-dominated. At several topographic rises, geologic indicators were identified that may provide evidence of uplifted topography (e.g., volcanic flow features trending upslope). We assessed the minimum contribution of volcanic construction to the topography of each rise, which in general represents less than 5% of the volume of the rise, similar to the volumes of edifices at terrestrial hotspot swells. The total melt volume at each rise is approximated to be 104--106 km3. The variations in morphology, topography, and gravity signatures at topographic rises are not interpreted to indicate variations in stage of evolution of a mantle upwelling. Instead, the morphologic variations between the three classes of topographic rises are interpreted to indicate the varying influences of lithospheric structure, plume characteristics, and regional tectonic environment. Within each class, variations in topography, gravity, and amount of volcanism may be indicative of differing stages of evolution. The similarity between swell and volcanic volumes for terrestrial and Venusian hotspots implies comparable time-integrated plume strengths for individual upwellings on the two planets. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Planetology, Solar System Objects, Venus, Tectonophysics, Dynamics, convection currents and mantle plumes, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Volcanism
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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