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There are more than 2000 surface features modeled on [[Venus]] in [[Orbiter|Orbiter 2016]]. The following is a list of those features, types, and locations.
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There are a number of surface features modeled on Venus in Orbiter 2016.  
Although Venus is modeled as a sphere with no elevations, the features are marked on the surface, and also labeled if labels are turned on in the display menu.
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== Feature types ==
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*Chasma: Deep, elongated depression.
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*Colles: Small hill or knob.
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*Coronae: Oval feature.
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*Craters: Circular or elliptical feature, usually as a result of impact.
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*Dorsa: Ridge, or wrinkle ridge.
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*Farra: Pancake-like structure.
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*Fluctus: Terrain covered by lava.
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*Fossae: Long, narrow depression.
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*Labyrinthi: Complex of intersecting valleys or ridges.
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*Lineae: Dark or bright elongate marking.
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*Montes: Mountain.
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*Paterae: Irregular crater.
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*Plana: Plateau.
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*Planitiae: Low plain.
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*Regiones: Large area marked by distinctive color or reflectivity.
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*Rupes: Scarp, or cliff.
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*Terrae: Extensive land mass.
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*Tholi: Small mountain domelike.
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*Undae: Field of dunes.
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*Valles: Valleys.
  
  
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== List of surface features on Venus ==
 
== List of surface features on Venus ==
 
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!Name!!Type!!Longitude!!Latitude
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|'''Name'''||'''Longitude'''||'''Latitude'''
 
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|Zywie||Corona||68°48'W||38°36'S
 
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[[Category:Articles|Venus]]
 
[[Category:Celestial body markers|Venus]]
 
[[Category:Celestial body related pages|Venus]]
 
[[Category:List pages|Venus]]
 

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