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Figure 9.15Venus is a tectonically active planet with many surface features. (a) Maat Mons, a volcanic mountain that may be up to 3 km high and 500 km across. (b) Volcanic features called coronae are not observed on any other planet except Venus. The visible lines that define the coronae are fractures, faults, and folds produced when a large blob of hot lava collapsed like a fallen soufflé. Each corona is a few hundred kilometers across.