Skadi Mons

Skadi Mons
Map of Maxwell Montes with Skadi Mons labeled
Feature typeMountain
LocationCentral Ishtar Terra, Venus
Coordinates64°N 4°E / 64°N 4°E / 64; 4
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.
EponymSkadi

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.

As the highest mountain of the Maxwell Montes and Venus altogether it is the coolest (about 380 °C or 716 °F) and least pressurised (about 45 bar or 44 atm) location on the surface of Venus.

It is named after Skaði, the norse goddess of skiing (Öndurdís). The word means "damage" or "shadow", being related to the name Scandinavia and maybe the underworld.

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