Gula Mons is a volcano in western Eistla Regio on Venus; it is 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) high and located at approximately 22 degrees north latitude, 359 degrees east longitude.[1][2] The name references the Babylonian earth mother or creative force.[2]
Topographic features
Its main feature is a NE-SW-oriented rift-like fracture set connecting two summit calderas.[3] There is also a structure which links the northern caldera and ridge system to Idem Kuva corona located NW of Gula Mons. Radially spreading lava flows which have digitate and broad sheet-like forms extend from the summit, including radar-dark flows which overlay several older lava deposits. Radial and circumferential fractures are present on the flanks.
References
- ^ “Venus – 3-D Perspective View of Gula Mons”. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ a b “Planetary Names”. planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Stofan, Ellen R.; Guest, John E.; Copp, Duncan L. (July 2001). “Development of Large Volcanoes on Venus: Constraints from Sif, Gula, and Kunapipi Montes”. Icarus. 152 (1): 75–95. Bibcode:2001Icar..152…75S. doi:10.1006/icar.2001.6633. ISSN 0019-1035.
