Venus Coronae Activity Classification from Gülcher et al. (2020)

A 2020 KML file contains all coronae analyzed in the Nature Geoscience study by Gülcher et al. It includes more data points and an improved analysis compared to an earlier review version. The file can be used in Google Earth or Google Venus, with markers color-coded by inferred corona activity.

Use Cases

• Visualizing Venusian corona locations and activity levels based on the published classification.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between coronae and other geological features using Google Earth/Venus.
• Validating or extending models of plume-lithosphere interactions on Venus using the classified activity data.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in Nature Geoscience (Gülcher et al., 2020).
• The final version includes more data points and improved analysis compared to an earlier draft.
• Markers are color-coded based on inferred activity, facilitating visual analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect the specific analytical and classification biases of the original study.

Provenance

Source

Anna Gülcher, ETH Zurich

Collection Method

Analysis and classification accompanying the manuscript 'Corona structures driven by plume-lithosphere interactions and evidence for ongoing plume activity on Venus'.

Geography

Venus