Skadi Mons 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.
See also
- List of quadrangles on Venus
- List of montes on Venus
References
External links
- "Map of the region with names of the features" (PDF).
- "USGS Planetary Names – Ishtar Terra" (PDF). (USGS I-2490).
