Theia Mons

The Theia Mons - Latin for Mountain of Theia, after a Titan in Greek mythology - is a shield volcano on Venus.

The volcanic mountain is 226 km wide. Its size is about 4.5 kilometers. It is located 22.7 ° North and 281.0 ° OstVenus22.7 - 794500Koordinaten: 22 ° 42 'N, 79 ° 0' W in the highlands Beta Regio and is there south of Rhea Mons. His solidified lava flows extend for more than 400 km into the environment. As with all volcanoes on Venus never eruptions were observed.