Maat Mons
Maat Mons is a massive shield volcano. It is the second-highest mountain, and the highest volcano, on the planet Venus. It rises 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) above the mean planetary radius at 0°30′N 194°36′E / 0.5°N 194.6°E / 0.5; 194.6, and nearly 5 km above the surrounding plains. It is named after the Egyptian goddess of truth and justice, Ma'at.
Structure
Maat Mons has a large summit caldera, 28×31 km in size. Within the large caldera there are at least five smaller collapse craters, up to 10 km in diameter.
A chain of small craters 3–5 km in diameter extends some 40 km along the southeast flank of the volcano, but rather than indicating a large fissure eruption, they seem to also be formed by collapse: full resolution imagery from the Magellan probe reveals no evidence of lava flows from these craters.
At least two large scale structural collapse events seem to have occurred in the past on Maat Mons.
Activity
Radar sounding by the Magellan probe revealed evidence for comparatively recent volcanic activity at Maat Mons, in the form of ash flows near the summit and on the northern flank.
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by: Matt SimonsBlue Skies
I was born to watch the sunrise
There's something about the way that light shines in your eyes,
Takes my breath away
Dark Night
Watching you beneath the moonlight.
It rests my soul to know you're feeling alright.
Fuels me now to play.
I beg tonight you're giving me
the chance that I deserve
To treat you like the princess that you are.
Exactly the right words to say roll over in my head
I've got lines for you
but you deserve the truth.
Staring down my heart's reflection in your smile.
Losing sleep, this deep connection's not my style.
While allowing me the freedom that I know
I swore I needed but I want you wherever I go.
I couldn't lie to you.
If you're wondering if I want you,
I do.
Day Breaks.
I am lying there as she wakes.
Let's try it out and we'll just see how long it takes.
For you and I to fall in love.
I said before the night began,
I would not be afraid,
To tell you just exactly how I feel.
And maybe for a moment,
as I give myself away
I'm alive with you,
we lock eyes and see it's true.
Staring down my heart's reflection in your smile.
Losing sleep, this deep connection's not my style.
While allowing me the freedom that I know
I swore I needed but I want you wherever I go.
I couldn't lie to you.
If you're wondering if I want you,
I do.
If only this moment could be frozen in time
I could relive it on cue
If all that I say seems way out of line
Know I'd give it all to you
Blue Skies.
I was born to watch the sunrise
There's something about the way that light shines in your eyes,