Lakshmi Planum
Lakshmi Planum in dark red, in a topographically coloured radar image of Ishtar Terra | |
| Feature type | Planum |
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| Coordinates | 68°36′N 339°18′E / 68.6°N 339.3°E |
| Diameter | 2,345.0 km |
| Eponym | Lakshmi |
Lakshmi Planum is a plateau feature approximately 2 million km2 ringed by rugged mountains, the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
It is roughly 3.5 to 5 kilometers (2.2 to 3.1 mi) above the mean planetary radius, featuring two large oval depressions (Colette and Sacajawea).
The plains of Lakshmi are made up of radar-dark, homogeneous, smooth lava flows.
Lakshmi Planum is ringed by intensely deformed terrain, some of which is shown in the southern portion of the image and is called Clotho Tessera.
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Lineated plains in Lakshmi Region.Two sets of parallel lineations are seen intersecting almost at right angles
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The radar smooth region in the northern part of the image is Lakshmi Planum, ringed by the intensely deformed terrain of Clotho Tessera.
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Sacajawea Patera, a large, elongate caldera on the smooth plateau of Lakshmi Planum, approximately 1.2 km deep and 120 by 215 km in diameter.