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Sachs Patera is a feature on Venus. Defined as a sag-caldera Sachs is an elliptical depression 130 meters (81 feet) in depth spanning 40 kilometers (25 mi) in width along its longest axis. The morphology implies that a chamber of molten material drained and collapsed forming a depression surrounded by concentric scarps spaced 2 to 5 kilometres (1.2 to 3.1 mi) apart.

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