Valles on Venus
72 named features carry the IAU descriptor Vallis — a valley on Venus, out of 249 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
72
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 3.6%
Largest
6,000 km
Baltis Vallis
Median size
400 km
Across the 72 with a measured diameter
Named between
1994–2006
IAU approval dates
How valles on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 72 valles with a recorded origin, 60 categories appear, led by Egypt.
Egypt3China3India3Mayan2Mali2Nigeria2Slavic2Finland2
All 72 valles on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Baltis Vallis6,000 kmCitlalpul Vallis3,160 kmLaidamlulum Vallis2,700 kmIkhwezi Vallis1,700 kmUottakh sulus Valles1,100 kmJutrzenka Vallis970 kmGendenwitha Vallis900 kmKallistos Vallis900 kmXulab Vallis820 kmTan yondozo Vallis800 kmBennu Vallis710 kmAhsabkab Vallis700 kmKoidutaht Vallis700 kmKumsong Vallis700 kmUtrenitsa Vallis700 kmMorongo Valles660 kmVakarine Vallis625 kmVesper Vallis610 kmAustrina Vallis600 kmKumanyefie Vallis600 kmSholpan Vallis590 kmPoranica Valles550 kmApisuahts Vallis550 kmKimtinh Vallis550 kmTa urua Vallis525 kmBayara Vallis500 kmNahid Valles500 kmNgyandu Vallis500 kmLusaber Vallis500 kmTawera Vallis500 kmHoku ao Vallis450 kmSaga Vallis450 kmSinann Vallis425 kmDilbat Vallis420 kmFetu ao Vallis400 kmBanumbirr Vallis400 kmChasca Vallis400 kmTai pe Valles400 kmUmaga Valles400 kmYmoja Vallis390 kmKinsei Vallis375 kmAnuket Vallis350 kmNepra Vallis350 kmKhalanasy Vallis320 kmNantosuelta Vallis320 kmVeden Ema Vallis300 kmMatlalcue Vallis300 kmSezibwa Vallis300 kmVishera Vallis300 kmHelmud Vallis280 kmFara Vallis260 kmDzyzlan Vallis250 kmMartuv Vallis250 kmLunang Vallis250 kmTingoi Vallis250 kmAlbys Vallis240 kmLo Shen Valles225 kmSati Vallis225 kmBelisama Vallis220 kmAlajen Vallis200 kmGanga Valles200 kmMerak Vallis200 kmNommo Valles200 kmYuvkha Valles200 kmBastryk Vallis190 kmFufei Vallis170 kmOlokun Vallis150 kmNyakaio Vallis150 kmOmutnitsa Vallis150 kmTapati Vallis150 kmSamundra Vallis110 kmAvfruvva Vallis70 km
Valles elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 177 more features.