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Crater Mead

Mead crater, with a diameter of 280 kilometres (174 miles), is the largest impact crater on Venus. The inner ring is thought to represent the original rim of the crater cavity, while the outer scarp is thought to be the expression of a ring fault that has down-dropped the flank terrace.

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