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Feature type

Highlands

The ancient, heavily-cratered high terrain of a world, older and more rugged than the smooth plains — like the bright lunar highlands or the tessera terrain of Venus.

In brief

Ancient, elevated, heavily-cratered terrain.

Examples of this feature

  • Aphrodite TerraSurface feature
    Venus

    A continent-sized highland region straddling Venus's equator, roughly the size of Africa, cut by deep rifts and dotted with volcanic features.

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.