Ra Patera

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Voyager 1 image showing lava flows radiating from Ra Patera at lower left (March 5, 1979).

Ra Patera is an

lava flows of either low viscosity or "high eruption rates".[1] It is possibly a liquid sulfur-erupting volcano.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Geology and Topography of Ra Patera, Io, in the Voyager Era: Prelude to Eruption" (PDF). September 15, 1997. Retrieved June 13, 2010.