The elevated equatorial region displays the extensive chasmata of Aphrodite Terra.
Blues are topographic lows, and reds and pinks are topographic highs.
The large, scorpion-shaped elevated region at equatorial latitudes is Aphrodite Terra. Numerous chasmata are a part of or are linked to Aphrodite. The bright red area at the top of the image is Maxwell Montes, the highest mountains on Venus. The broad plateau to the west of Maxwell is Lakshmi Planum. The sides of the image are at approximately 30 deg.