Skadi_Mons

Skadi Mons

Skadi Mons

Mons on Venus


Skadi Mons /ˈskɑːði ˈmɒnz/ is a mountain on Venus in Maxwell Montes, at the center of Ishtar Terra. It is the highest point on the planet, with an altitude of about 10,700 meters (about 35,000 feet) above the mean planetary radius.[citation needed]

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Perspective rendering of Ishtar Terra, at the center of the image is Maxwell Montes, according to its elevation in red and its peaks like Skadi Mons in white.

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References

  1. "Skadi Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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