Danu Montes
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| Feature type | Montes |
|---|---|
| Location | Venus |
| Diameter | 808 km |
| Eponym | Danu (Celtic), Celtic mother of gods. |
The Danu Montes are a large surface feature on the surface of Venus, which has a diameter of 808 km.[1] It is one of the planet's four main mountain ranges. They are centered at 60 degrees north latitude, 324.5 degrees east longitude. The northern extremity is comparable to Scandinavia, northern Russia, and Alaska on Earth. The have an angular, fractured appearance and seem to zigzag. Adjacent planum are likely volcanically formed.[2][3]
Most features on Venus are named for women; the prefix "danu-" is found in the Danube river and Danu, a mythological Irish goddess. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in the year 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Danu Montes". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ "Danu Montes and Lakshmi Planum". NASA. 1996.
- ↑ Smrekar, Suzanne E.; Solomon, Sean C. "Gravitational spreading of Danu, Freyja and Maxwell Montes, Venus". Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program (1990). NASA.
