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Riley (crater)

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Planet
  
Eponym
  
Margaretta Riley

Diameter
  
25 km

Riley (crater)

Riley is a crater on Venus.

The crater is 25 kilometres (16 mi) in diameter. The floor of the crater is 580 metres (1,914 feet) below the plains surrounding the crater. The crater's rim rises 620 metres (2,046 feet) above the plains and 1,200 metres (3,960 feet) above the crater floor. The crater's central peak is 536 metres (1,769 feet) high. The crater's diameter is 40 times the depth resulting in a relatively shallow appearance.

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Riley (crater) Wikipedia


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