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Fand Mons is a mountain in Venus, situated at 7°,0 N-158°,0 E. The name is a homage to Fand, Celt goddess of healing and pleasure. The name was given in 2001 by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). [1]

Venus Second planet from the Sun in the Solar System

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Fand or Fann is an otherworldly woman in Irish mythology. The two forms of her name are not phonetic variants, but two different words of different meaning, and the history of her name is debated.

Goddess feminine or female deity

A goddess is a female deity. Goddesses have been linked with virtues such as beauty, love, motherhood and fertility. They have also been associated with ideas such as war, creation, and death.

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Lí Ban may refer to an otherworldly female figure in Irish mythology.

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Holmes (crater) crater on Mars

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