Atla Regio is a major mantle plume centre in the BAT (Beta-Atla-Themis) Region, which is the locus of voluminous young volcanism on Venus. Based on dyke swarm and lava flow length criteria, our key conclusion is that Atla Regio is currently at the plume head stage (with an inferred maximum age of 50 Myr in analogy with Earth), and, therefore, should today be very active both magmatically and tectonically.
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Posted on: Tuesday, August 8, 2023