Here is the Venera 11 landing site in a context map and a closeup at full Magellan resolution. The 2nd map spans about 100 km side to side and is roughly centred in the 300 km circle in the context map. This is a very smooth plains site: lava flows with a veneer of sediment, most likely. White lines are rough-faced fractures (faults), and there are also some fine dark lines, maybe older fractures (or facing away from the radar). The darker area is smoother, maybe fine dust.
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When we have seen the most recent Venus lander (it wasn't very recent) I will post a map showing all lander locations on the planet. Meanwhile, here is the region where Veneras 11 and 12 landed in December 1978. When I was making these illustrations I did not know the figure numbers so they are omitted here. I can reveal that Venera 11 was --B and Venera 12 was --C. This is a complex region of rough uplands and smooth plains south of Beta Regio.
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