The surface of Venus is dominated by geologic features that include volcanoes, large impact craters, and aeolian erosion and sedimentation landforms. Venus...

and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth). The surface of Venus is covered by a dense atmosphere...

of Venus refers to the process and results of human description of the geological features of the planet Venus. It involves surface radar images of Venus...

The geology of Venus is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Venus. Within the Solar System, it is the one nearest to...

Water on Venus is the hypothesis that for 2 billion years, a shallow liquid water ocean may have covered the surface of Venus. It is thought that dry land...

presence of mountain ranges on Venus may provide evidence that the planet's surface is in motion. Key DIAM — Longest dimension of feature in kilometres AS —...

craters, demonstrating that the surface is relatively young, at 300–600 million years old. Venus has some unique surface features in addition to the impact...

The surface of Venus is dominated by volcanic features and has more volcanoes than any other planet in the Solar System. It has a surface that is 90%...

list of named coronae on Venus. With a few exceptions, cytherean coronae are named after fertility and earth goddesses. List of montes on Venus List of craters...

Diana Chasma system consist of deep troughs that extend for 7,400 kilometers (4,600 mi) and are very distinct features on Venus. Those chasma connect the...

group of rift zones on the surface of the planet Venus. Bright spots detected by the Venus Monitoring Camera on the European Space Agency's Venus Express...

Terra /ˈɪʃtɑːr ˈtɛrə/ is the second largest of the three continental terrae regions on the planet Venus, the others being Aphrodite Terra and Lada Terra...

characterize the atmosphere and surface of Venus. It continued to transmit data until October 1992. The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe deployed four small probes...

exceptions to the rule that the surface features of Venus are to be named for females: women or goddesses. The surface of the region is what is known as...

Venus snow is a brightening of the radar reflection from the surface of Venus at high elevations. The "snow" appears to be a mineral condensate of lead(II)...

are of unknown origin, and have been found only on the surface of the planet Venus. They appear as concentric ovals surrounded by a complex network of fractures...

view of the surface of Venus from space (Parker Solar Probe, July 2020) Parker Solar Probe images showing features on the Venusian surface, such as the...

and Beta Regio are the three exceptions to the rule that the surface features of Venus are to be named for women or goddesses. Volcanic rises are broad...

The surface of Venus has been divided into 8 quadrangles at the 1:10,000,000 map scale, or 62 quadrangles at the 1:5,000,000 map scale. List of quadrangles...

realizing relative ages of the extensional belts and coronae, as well as the complex tesserae features present planet-wide. In 1990 the Venus Radar Mapper revealed...

discovered that Venus has a geologically young surface with a relatively uniform age of 500±200 Ma (million years). The age of Venus was revealed by the...

The atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gases surrounding the planet Venus. Venus's atmosphere is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5%...

environment of Venus to support human life would require at least three major changes to the planet's atmosphere: Reducing Venus's surface temperature of 737 K...

GSFC. A separate Venus orbiter mission, VERITAS, was selected at the same time, with the objective of mapping the surface features of Venus with radar to...

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The term is also traditionally used to describe the waterless surface features on Venus. Channel initiation refers to the site on a mountain slope where...

Xcacau Corona is a corona (geological formation in the form of crown) in the planet Venus, in the coordinates -56 ° S and 131 ° E. It spans a circular...

Mercury List of geological features on Mercury List of craters on Venus List of coronae on Venus List of mountains on Venus List of terrae on Venus see also...

extreme surface temperatures reaching nearly 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F) and an atmospheric pressure 92 times that of Earth, the conditions on Venus make water-based...

: 164  Venus has a thick layer of clouds that prevents telescopic observation of the surface, which gave writers free rein to imagine any kind of world...