Skadi Mons

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.

Skadi Mons

Skadi Mons in the top right corner of this radar image (bright image area is Maxwell Montes; dark area is Lakshmi Planum)
Feature type	Mountain
Location	Central Ishtar Terra, Venus
Coordinates	64°N 4°E
Peak	6.4 km (4.0 mi) 20,997 ft (6,400 m) 10.7 km (6.6 mi) 35,105 ft (10,700 m) above mean.
Eponym	Skadi

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.

See also

• List of quadrangles on Venus
• List of montes on Venus

External links

• "Map of the region with names of the features" (PDF).
• "USGS Planetary Names – Ishtar Terra" (PDF). (USGS I-2490).