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Undae on Venus

2 named features carry the IAU descriptor Unda — a dune field on Venus, out of 14 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
2
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 0.1%
Largest
150 km
Al Uzza Undae
Median size
125 km
Across the 2 with a measured diameter
Named between
1994–1994
IAU approval dates

How undae on Venus get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 2 undae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Arabian.

Arabian2

All 2 undae on Venus

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Undae elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 12 more features.