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Aphrodite Terra

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noun

Astronomy.
  1. a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.


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In the Parker photographs, hotter locales like low-lying volcanic plains appeared brighter while those at higher altitudes like Aphrodite Terra, one of three continent-size regions on Venus, were about 85 degrees cooler and darker.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Fotla Corona is located in the plains to the south of Aphrodite Terra.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

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