This is a list of
crater
A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression (geology), depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet. A crater has classically been described ...
s on
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" planet for having almost the same size and mass, and the closest orbit to Earth's. While both are rocky planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker ...
,
named by the
International Astronomical Union
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's (IAU)
Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names.
''(For features on Venus other than craters see,
list of montes on Venus and
List of coronae on Venus.
)''
As of 2017, there are 900 named craters on Venus,
fewer than the
lunar and
Martian
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craters but more than
on Mercury.
Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include
Callisto
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(
141),
Ganymede (
131),
Rhea (128),
Vesta (90),
Ceres (90),
Dione (73),
Iapetus
In Greek mythology, Iapetus (; ; ), also Japetus, is a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources.
Iapetus was linked ...
(58),
Enceladus (53),
Tethys (50) and
Europa (
41). For a full list, ''see
List of craters in the Solar System
This is a list of officially named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets (asteroids a ...
''.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Dropped and not approved names
See also
*
List of montes on Venus
*
List of coronae on Venus
*
List of geological features on Venus
Notes
References
External links
USGS: Venus nomenclatureUSGS: Venus Nomenclature: Craters
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Craters On Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" planet for having almost the same size and mass, and the closest orbit to Earth's. While both are rocky planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker ...
Craters