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

Group includesAphrodite Terra

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

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.

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