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This is a list of montes (mountains, singular ''
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Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never fa ...
. Venusian mountains are all named after goddesses in the mythologies of various cultures, except for the
Maxwell Montes Maxwell Montes is a mountain massif on the planet Venus, of which a peak ( Skadi Mons) is the highest point on the planet's surface. General description Located on Ishtar Terra, the more northern of the planet's two major highlands, Maxwell ...
. The four main mountain ranges of Venus are named
Akna Montes Akna Montes are a mountain range on Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (l ...
,
Danu Montes Danu is an ancient Scythian word meaning ''"river"''. The commonly proposed etymology of the names of the Danube River, Dnieper River, Dniester River, Don River, and Donets River. Danu may also refer to: Mythology * A water goddess in the Indo-Eu ...
, Freyja Montes, and
Maxwell Montes Maxwell Montes is a mountain massif on the planet Venus, of which a peak ( Skadi Mons) is the highest point on the planet's surface. General description Located on Ishtar Terra, the more northern of the planet's two major highlands, Maxwell ...
. These are found on
Ishtar Terra Ishtar Terra is one of the three continental regions on the planet Venus, the others being Aphrodite Terra and Lada Terra. It is a highland region named after the Akkadian goddess Ishtar, and is found in the north of the planet. In size, it ...
. Mountain ranges are formed by the folding and buckling of a planet's crust. The mountain ranges of Venus, like those of the Earth, are characterized by many parallel folds and faults. The presence of mountain ranges on Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion.


Montes

Key *DIAM — Longest dimension of feature in kilometres *AS — Approval status **(1) — Adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly **(2) — Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approval **(3) — Dropped, no longer in use


See also

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List of coronae on Venus This is a list of named coronae on Venus. With a few exceptions, cytherean coronae are named after fertility and earth goddesses. List of coronae on Venus See also *List of montes on Venus *List of craters on Venus This is a list of cr ...
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List of craters on Venus This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names. ''(For features on Venus othe ...
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List of tallest mountains in the Solar System This is a list of the tallest mountains in the Solar System. This list includes peaks on all celestial bodies where significant mountains have been detected. For some celestial bodies, different peaks are given across different types of measure ...
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List of mountains on Mars by height This is a list of mountains on Mars by elevation, the vertical position relative to the areoid, which is the Martian vertical datum (the surface defined as zero elevation by average martian atmospheric pressure and planet radius). Elevation is ''n ...


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List of named mountains on Venus

BBC: Venus has 'heavy metal mountains'
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Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never fa ...
Surface features of Venus Venus-related lists