Tessera

Elevated area of complex ridged terrain found on Venus, crossed by lineations in two or more directions, having the appearance of a parquet tile pattern (pl. tesserae). There are no morphological analogs for these areas on Earth.


Imahe source: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/lpib74/venus74.html.

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