Hansen, V2015-12-132015-12-130016-7606http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88448The Venus surface exhibits quasi-circular structures with a bimodal size distribution; there are at least 17 large (∼1300-2600-km diameter) crustal plateaus and volcanic rises, which form major geomorphic features, and ∼515 smaller (200-km median diamKeywords: Lithosphere; Boundary layers; Buoyancy; Heat transfer; Thermal plumes; Geomorphology; corona; diapir; planetary surface; plume; thermal evolution; Venus Coronae; Diaper; Plume; Thermal evolution; Venus200310.1130/B25155.12015-12-12