Surface feature · Venus
Maxwell Montes
The highest mountains on Venus, rising about 11 km above the mean surface in the northern highlands of Ishtar Terra — higher than Everest above sea level.
Highlights
- ›The highest point on Venus
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Knowledge connections
- Member of groupMountain Range (Montes)
- Located onVenus
- Associated withMagellan
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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