This full-resolution radar image mosaic of part of Venus is centered on 75 degrees north latitude, 332 degrees east longitude. Parts of orbits 376 through 444 are included in this area. which is 310 kilometers (190 miles) wide and 550 kilometers (339 miles) north to south. The radar-bright mountains, called Freyja Montes, are probably formed mostly as a result of compressional folding and faulting of rock units. The smooth, dark plains to the south are the northernmost extent of Lakshmi Planum, a region believed covered by extensive volcanism, although several compressional fault ridges can be seen extending southward from Freyja Montes. A sinuous lava channel is seen running along the floors of some of the valleys between the mountains belts at the top of the image, indicating that these valleys are partially flooded by lavas.
