List of montes on Venus
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This is a list of montes (mountains, singular mons) on the planet Venus. Venusian mountains are all named after goddesses in the mythologies of various cultures, except for the Maxwell Montes.
The four main mountain ranges of Venus are named Akna Montes, Danu Montes, Freyja Montes, and Maxwell Montes. These are found on Ishtar Terra.
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.
List of montes on Venus
| Name | Coordinates | Diam. (km) | AS | Origin |
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| Abeona Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 375.0 | (1) | Abeona, Roman goddess of travelers |
| Akna Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 830.0 | (1) | Akna, Mayan goddess of birth |
| Aleksota Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250.0 | (1) | Aleksota, Lithuanian goddess of love |
| Anala Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 525.0 | (1) | Anala (Hindu), Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona. |
| Api Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 190.0 | (1) | Api, Scythian goddess of earth |
| Atai Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250.0 | (1) | Atai, Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi |
| Atanua Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1000.0 | (1) | Atanua, dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands |
| Atira Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 152.0 | (1) | Atira, Pawnee wife of Great Spirit Tirawa |
| Atsyrkhus Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 170.0 | (1) | Atsyrkhus (Ossetian people of central Asia), Ossetian, daughter of sun god Khur |
| Awenhai Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 100.0 | (1) | Awenhai, Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess |
| Bagbartu Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 600.0 | (1) | Bagbartu (Urartian), Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir |
| Bécuma Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0.0 | (1) | Bécuma (Celtic), Irish dawn goddess |
| Bunzi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 36.0 | (1) | Bunzi (Woyo people of Dem. Rep. Congo), Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess |
| Chloris Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 180.0 | (1) | Chloris, Greek flower goddess |
| Chuginadak Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 450.0 | (1) | Chuginadak (Aleut Inuit), Aleutian volcano goddess |
| Cipactli Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Cipactli, Aztec crocodile-like monster-goddess from which the earth was created |
| Ciuacoatl Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 100.0 | (1) | Ciuacoatl, Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona |
| Danu Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 808.0 | (1) | Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods |
| Dzalarhons Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 120.0 | (1) | Dzalarhons (Haida people of North America), Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess |
| Egle Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 110.0 | (1) | Egle, Lithuanian underwater queen |
| Eostre Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26.0 | (1) | Eostre (Germanic), Teutonic goddess of spring |
| Erzulie Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 300.0 | (1) | Erzulie (Haitian), Haitian voodoo goddess of love |
| Fand Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 300.0 | (1) | Fand (Celtic), Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure |
| Faravari Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Faravari (Malagasy), Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess |
| Freyja Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 579.0 | (1) | Freyja, Norse fertility goddess |
| Gauri Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 75.0 | (1) | Gauri (Hindu), Indian mountain goddess |
| Gula Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 276.0 | (1) | Gula (Babylonian), Babylonian earth mother, creative force |
| Gurshi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 210.0 | (1) | Gurshi (Buryat), Buryatian fishing deity |
| Gwen Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Irish goddess of happiness and smiles |
| Hallgerda Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 57.0 | (1) | Hallgerda (Norse), Icelandic goddess of vanity |
| Hathor Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 333.0 | (1) | Hathor (Egyptian), Egyptian sky goddess |
| Idunn Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250.0 | (1) | Idun, Norse goddess |
| Ilithyia Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 90.0 | (1) | Ilithyia, Greek goddess of childbirth |
| Innini Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 339.0 | (1) | Innini, Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish |
| Irnini Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 525.0 | (1) | Irnini, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains |
| Iseghey Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Iseghey (Sakha people of Russia), Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows |
| Ixtab Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 80.0 | (1) | Ixtab, Mayan goddess of death |
| Jael Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 36.0 | (1) | Jael, Hebrew biblical heroine |
| Kali Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 325.0 | (1) | Kali (Hindu), Hindu goddess, mother of death |
| Katl-Imi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 120.0 | (1) | Katl-Imi, Khanty sun goddess |
| Kokyanwuti Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 400.0 | (1) | Kokyanwuti (Hopi people of North America), Hopi earth goddess - "Spider Woman" |
| Kshumay Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250.0 | (1) | Kshumay (Nurestan, Afghanistan), Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess |
| Kunapipi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 220.0 | (1) | Kunapipi (Australian aborigine), Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona. |
| Kurukulla Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 59.0 | (1) | Kurukulla (Tibetan), Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth |
| Lahar Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 225.0 | (1) | Lahar, Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals |
| Laka Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 220.0 | (1) | Laka (Hawaiian), Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess |
| Lamashtu Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 260.0 | (1) | Lamashtu (Sumerian), Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases |
| Lanig Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 400.0 | (1) | Lanig (Semang people of the Malay peninsula), Semang (Malay Peninsula) creator goddess |
| Loo-Wit Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 150.0 | (1) | Loowit (Multnomah and Klikitat people of North America), Multnomah and Klikitat (NW Coast) volcano goddess, embodied in Mt. St. Helens |
| Maat Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 395.0 | (1) | Ma'at (Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice |
| Maxwell Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 797.0 | (1) | James Clerk Maxwell, British physicist (1831–1879) |
| Mbokomu Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 460.0 | (1) | Ngombe (Zaire) ancestor goddess |
| Melia Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 311.0 | (1) | Greek nymph |
| Mem Loimis Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 300.0 | (1) | Wintun (California) goddess |
| Mertseger Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 450.0 | (1) | Mertseger，Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis |
| Metis Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 920.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
| Mielikki Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 450.0 | (1) | Finnish forest goddess |
| Milda Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 48.0 | (1) | Lithuanian goddess of love |
| Mokosha Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 270.0 | (1) | East Slavic main goddess |
| Muhongo Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 175.0 | (1) | Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity |
| Muta Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 54.0 | (1) | Roman goddess of silence |
| Nahas-tsan Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Navajo Mother Earth |
| Nayunuwi Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 900.0 | (1) | Cherokee stone-clad female monster |
| Nazit Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 350.0 | (1) | Egyptian winged serpent goddess |
| Ne Ngam Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Lao world creator goddess |
| Nepthys Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 350.0 | (1) | Egyptian goddess of barren lands |
| Nijole Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 150.0 | (1) | Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons. |
| Ninisinna Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 110.0 | (2) | Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing |
| Nokomis Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 486.0 | (1) | Algonquin (N. America) earth mother |
| Nyx Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 875.0 | (1) | Greek goddess of night |
| Ongwuti Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi salt-woman deity who predicts seasons |
| Ozza Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 507.0 | (1) | Persian goddess honored by the Qurayshies |
| Pahto Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 300.0 | (1) | Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain goddess |
| Polik-mana Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 600.0 | (1) | Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina') |
| Ptesanwi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman |
| Rakapila Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 130.0 | (1) | Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred tree deity |
| Renpet Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 138.0 | (1) | Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth |
| Rhea Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 217.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
| Rhpisunt Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250.0 | (1) | Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity |
| Sakwap-mana Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina') |
| Samodiva Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Bulgarian winged water deity |
| Sapas Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 217.0 | (1) | Phoenician goddess |
| Sarasvati Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Saraswati, Hindu river goddess |
| Sekmet Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 285.0 | (1) | Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle |
| Sephira Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 275.0 | (1) | Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity |
| Shala Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 90.0 | (2) | Canaanite storm goddess |
| Siduri Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 105.0 | (1) | Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom |
| Sif Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife |
| Skadi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 40.0 | (1) | Norse mountain goddess |
| Somagalags Montes | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 105.0 | (1) | Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona. |
| Spandarmat Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 400.0 | (1) | Iranian mother goddess |
| Talakin Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 175.0 | (1) | Navajo (USA) goddess |
| Tefnut Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 182.0 | (1) | Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain |
| Tepev Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 301.0 | (1) | Quiche Mayan creator goddess |
| Thallo Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 216.0 | (1) | Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora) |
| Theia Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 226.0 | (1) | Greek Titaness |
| Toma Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 80.0 | (2) | Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity |
| Ts'an Nu Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 310.0 | (1) | Chinese goddess of silkworms |
| Tuli Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 750.0 | (1) | Samoan goddess of creation |
| Tuulikki Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 520.0 | (1) | Finnish wood goddess |
| Tuzandi Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity |
| Ua-ogrere Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 200.0 | (1) | Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, oldest woman who "ever existed" |
| Uretsete Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess |
| Ushas Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 413.0 | (1) | Indian goddess of dawn |
| Uti Hiata Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Pawnee Mother Corn deity |
| Var Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1000.0 | (1) | Scandinavian love goddess |
| Venilia Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 320.0 | (1) | Ancient Italian sea goddess |
| Vostrukha Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 180.0 | (1) | Belorussian deity of home |
| Waka Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 60.0 | (2) | Polynesian lizard goddess |
| Wyrd Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 150.0 | (1) | Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess |
| Xochiquetzal Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 80.0 | (1) | Aztec goddess of flowers |
| Xtoh Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 110.0 | (2) | Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain |
| Yolkai-Estsan Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 600.0 | (1) | Navajo myth female deity |
| Yunya-mana Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 500.0 | (1) | Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden |
| Zaltu Mons | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 220.0 | (1) | Assyro-Babylonian goddess |
Key
- DIAM — Diameter or 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
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