| Lakshmi Planum | |
| Type: | Planum |
| Coordinates: | 68.6°N 339.3°W |
| Diameter: | 2,345.0 km |
| Eponym: | Lakshmi |
Lakshmi Planum is a plateau feature approximately 2 million km2 ringed by rugged mountains,[1] the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. It is roughly NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) above the mean planetary radius. 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.[2]
The plains of Lakshmi are made up of radar-dark, homogeneous, smooth lava flows.[3]