List of geological features on Venus
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Valles
Venusian valleys are called by the Latin term valles, and are named after river goddesses or after words for 'Venus' in other languages.Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Ahsabkab Vallis | 24.0S | 79.0E | 700.0 | 2000 | Mayan Mayan languages The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras... name for morning Venus. |
Alajen Vallis | 3.3S | 337.1E | 200.0 | 2000 | Alajen, a Talysh Talysh people Talysh are an Iranian people indigenous to a region shared between Azerbaijan and Iran which spans the South Caucasus and the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea. They speak the Talysh language, one of the Northwestern Iranian languages... river deity. |
Albys Vallis | 39.5S | 30.5E | 240.0 | 1997 | Albys, a Tuvan Tuvans Tuvans or Tuvinians are Turkic peoples living in southern Siberia. They are historically known as one of the Uriankhai, from the Mongolian designation... /Altay Altay people The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia. For alternative ethnonyms see also Teleut, Tele, Telengit, Mountain Kalmuck, White Kalmuck, Black Tatar, Oirat/Oirot.The Uriankhai people were... river deity. |
Anuket Vallis | 66.7N | 8.0E | 350.0 | 1994 | Anuket Anuket In Egyptian mythology, Anuket was originally the personification and goddess of the Nile river, in areas such as Elephantine, at the start of the Nile's journey through Egypt, and in nearby regions of Nubia.... , an Egyptian Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh... river goddess. |
Apisuahts Vallis | 66.5S | 17.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Blackfoot Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana.... /Algonquian Algonquian languages The Algonquian languages also Algonkian) are a subfamily of Native American languages which includes most of the languages in the Algic language family. The name of the Algonquian language family is distinguished from the orthographically similar Algonquin dialect of the Ojibwe language, which is a... name for planet Venus. |
Austrina Vallis | 49.5S | 177.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Latvian name for planet Venus. |
Avfruvva Vallis | 2.0N | 70.0E | 70.0 | 1994 | Avfruvva, a Saami Sami people The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost... river goddess. |
Baltis Vallis Baltis Vallis Baltis Vallis is a sinuous channel on Venus ranging from one to three kilometers wide and more than 7,000 kilometers long, slightly longer than the Nile and the longest known channel of any kind in the solar system. It is thought that it once held a river of lava known as a lava channel.The channel... |
37.3N | 161.4E | 6,000.0 | 1994 | Syrian word for planet Venus. |
Banumbirr Vallis | 7.0S | 4.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Arnhem Land Arnhem Land The Arnhem Land Region is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km from the territory capital Darwin. The region has an area of 97,000 km² which also covers the area of Kakadu National... Aboriginal Australian Aborigines Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania... word for planet Venus. |
Bastryk Vallis | 7.5S | 347.5E | 190.0 | 2000 | Bastryk, a Kumyk Kumyks Kumyks are a Turkic people occupying the Kumyk plateau in north Dagestan and south Terek, and the lands bordering the Caspian Sea. They comprise 14% of the population of the Russian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Kumyk language... river deity. |
Bayara Vallis | 45.6N | 16.5E | 500.0 | 1994 | Dogon Dogon languages The Dogon languages are spoken by the Dogon of Mali. There are about 600,000 speakers of a dozen languages. They are tonal languages, most like Dogul having two tones, some like Donno So having three.... word for planet Venus. |
Belisama Vallis | 50.0N | 22.5E | 220.0 | 1994 | Belisama Belisama In Celtic polytheism, Belisama or ' was a goddess worshipped in Gaul and Britain. She was connected with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light. Belisama was identified with Minerva/Athena and has been compared with Brigid. She has been claimed to be the consort of Belenus, with whom she shared... , a Celtic Celtic polytheism Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts... river goddess. |
Bennu Vallis | 1.3N | 341.2E | 710.0 | 1994 | Egyptian Egyptian language Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the... word for planet Venus. |
Chasca Vallis | 52.8S | 359.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Quechua name for planet Venus. |
Citlalpul Vallis | 51.8S | 187.0E | 3,160.0 | 1994 | Aztec Aztec The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the... name for planet Venus. (Name changed from Citlalpul Valles.) |
Dilbat Vallis | 55.0S | 184.0E | 420.0 | 2000 | Assyro-Babylonian name for planet Venus. |
Dzyzlan Vallis | 16.0S | 182.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Dzyzlan, an Abkhazian Abkhaz people The Abkhaz or Abkhazians are a Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. A large Abkhazian diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the emigration from the Caucasus in the late 19th century known as Muhajirism... river goddess. |
Fara Vallis | 1.2S | 345.5E | 260.0 | 2000 | Fara Fara -Places:* Fara, Bloke, Slovenia* Fara, Orkney, an island in Scotland* Fara, a village in the District of Safad, destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War* Fara, Burkina Faso, a town and Department of Burkina Faso... , a Malagasy Malagasy people The Malagasy ethnic group forms nearly the entire population of Madagascar. They are divided into two subgroups: the "Highlander" Merina, Sihanaka and Betsileo of the central plateau around Antananarivo, Alaotra and Fianarantsoa, and the côtiers elsewhere in the country. This division has its... water goddess. |
Fetu-ao Vallis | 61.0S | 254.7E | 400.0 | 1997 | Samoan Samoan language Samoan Samoan Samoan (Gagana Sāmoa, is the language of the Samoan Islands, comprising the independent country of Samoa and the United States territory of American Samoa. It is an official language—alongside English—in both jurisdictions. Samoan, a Polynesian language, is the first language for most... name for planet Venus. |
Fufei Vallis | 46.0N | 341.0E | 170.0 | 1997 | Fufei, a Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity .... goddess of the Lo River Lô River The Lô River is a major river of Vietnam. It flows through Hà Giang Province, Tuyen Quang Province and Phu Tho Province for 470 kilometres and has a basin area of 39,000 km² and originates in Yunnan, China as the Panlong River.... . |
Ganga Valles | 4.8N | 53.0E | 200.0 | 2006 | Ganga Ganga in Hinduism In Hinduism, the river Ganges - referred to as Gaṅgā in the Hindu context and India - is considered sacred. The river, personified as a goddess, is worshipped by Hindus, who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates liberation from the cycle of life and death... , a Hindu Hindu Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion... goddess of the sacred river Ganges. |
Gendenwitha Vallis | 63.0S | 259.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Iroquois Iroquoian languages The Iroquoian languages are a First Nation and Native American language family.-Family division:*Ruttenber, Edward Manning. 1992 [1872]. History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River. Hope Farm Press.... name for planet Venus. |
Helmud Vallis | 33.9S | 171.3E | 280.0 | 1997 | Helmud, an Afghan river goddess. |
Hoku-ao Vallis | 28.0N | 166.5E | 450.0 | 1997 | Hawaiian Hawaiian language The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii... name for planet Venus. |
Ikhwezi Vallis | 16.0N | 147.8E | 1,700.0 | 1997 | Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population... name for planet Venus. |
Jutrzenka Vallis | 27.0N | 155.8E | 970.0 | 1997 | Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... name for planet Venus. |
Kallistos Vallis | 51.1S | 21.5E | 900.0 | 1994 | Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek... name for planet Venus. |
Khalanasy Vallis | 51.0S | 168.5E | 320.0 | 1997 | Khalanasy, an Azeri Azerbaijani people The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to... river mermaid. |
Kimtinh Vallis | 46.5S | 67.0E | 550.0 | 2000 | Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... word for planet Venus. |
Kinsei Vallis | 13.6N | 141.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... name for planet Venus. |
Koidutäht Vallis | 76.5S | 130.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Estonian Estonian language Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities... name for planet Venus. |
Kumanyefie Vallis | 80.5S | 335.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Ewe Ewe language Ewe is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Ghana, Togo and Benin by approximately six million people. Ewe is part of a cluster of related languages commonly called Gbe, spoken in southeastern Ghana, Togo, and parts of Benin. Other Gbe languages include Fon, Gen, Phla Phera, and Aja... name for planet Venus. |
Ku-msong Vallis | 59.0S | 152.5E | 700.0 | 1997 | Korean Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing... name for planet Venus. |
Laidamlulum Vallis | 73.0S | 151.0E | 2,700.0 | 2000 | Maidu Maiduan languages Maiduan is a small endangered language family of northeastern California.-Family division:The Maiduan consists of 4 languages:# Maidu # Chico † # Konkow # Nisenan... name for morning Venus. |
Lo Shen Valles | 12.8S | 89.6E | 225.0 | 1994 | Lo Shen, a Chinese river goddess. |
Lunang Vallis | 68.2N | 310.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Lunang Lunang -See also:*List of towns and villages in Tibet... , a Nuristani goddess of the Parun River. |
Lusaber Vallis | 47.5S | 164.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Armenian Armenian language The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora... name for planet Venus. |
Martuv Vallis | 23.0N | 156.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Martuv, Kyrgyz river deity. |
Matlalcue Vallis | 33.0S | 167.5E | 300.0 | 1997 | Matlalcue, an Aztec Aztec The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the... fresh water goddess. |
Merak Vallis | 63.5S | 162.0E | 200.0 | 1997 | Merak Merak Merak is a city and seaport in Cilegon, Banten, on the northwestern tip of Java, Indonesia. The port and town are named after the Green Peafowl, which once lived in the region, but is now very rare... , a Baloch Baloch people The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia.... river deity. |
Morongo Valles | 20.0S | 111.4E | 660.0 | 2003 | Makoni name of Venus as evening star. |
Nahid Valles | 55.1S | 171.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence... name for planet Venus. |
Nantosuelta Vallis | 61.9S | 193.0E | 320.0 | 1997 | Nantosuelta Nantosuelta In Gaulish religion, Nantosuelta was a goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility. The Mediomatrici depicted her in art as holding a model house or dovecote, on a pole . Nantosuelta is attested by statues, and by inscriptions. She was sometimes paired with Sucellus. Nantosuelta was also the... , a Celtic Celtic polytheism Celtic polytheism, commonly known as Celtic paganism, refers to the religious beliefs and practices adhered to by the Iron Age peoples of Western Europe now known as the Celts, roughly between 500 BCE and 500 CE, spanning the La Tène period and the Roman era, and in the case of the Insular Celts... river goddess. |
Nepra Vallis | 1.4N | 24.2E | 350.0 | 1997 | Nepra Nepra Nepra may refer to:*Neper *An East Slavic goddess of the Dnieper River... , an East Slavic East Slavs The East Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking East Slavic languages. Formerly the main population of the medieval state of Kievan Rus, by the seventeenth century they evolved into the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian peoples.-Sources:... goddess of the Dnieper River Dnieper River The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations... . |
Ngyandu Vallis | 62.0S | 12.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Swahili Swahili language Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia... name for planet Venus. |
Nommo Valles | 40.7S | 87.3E | 200.0 | 2000 | Nommo Nommo The Nommo are ancestral spirits worshipped by the Dogon tribe of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word meaning, "to make one drink," The Nommos are usually described as amphibious, hermaphroditic, fish-like creatures... , Dogon water deities. |
Nyakaio Vallis | 47.5N | 339.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Nyakaio, Shilluk river deity. |
Olokun Vallis | 81.5N | 269.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Olokun Olokun Olokun is an Orisha in Yoruba religion, associated with the sea. Olokun is therefore considered the patron Orisa of the descendants of Africans that were carried away during the Transatlantic Slave Trade or Middle Passage, sometimes referred to in the United States by African-Americans as the Maafa... , Bini sea and river deity. |
Omutnitsa Vallis | 33.0N | 292.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Omutnitsa, East Slavic river deity. |
Poranica Valles | 21.0S | 178.5E | 550.0 | 1997 | Named after a supposedly Slovene word for Venus according to the official astronomical naming body,http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=2&bodyID=17&typeID=46&system=Venus&body=Venus&type=Vallis,%20valles&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig although neither Slovene dictionaries nor Slovene corpora Text corpus In linguistics, a corpus or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts... include this word. (Name changed from Poranica Vallis.) |
Saga Vallis | 76.1N | 340.6E | 450.0 | 1994 | Saga, Norse Norsemen Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people... goddess in the form of a waterfall. |
Samundra Vallis | 24.1S | 347.1E | 110.0 | 1994 | Samundra, Indian river goddess. |
Sati Vallis | 3.2N | 334.4E | 225.0 | 1994 | Sati Satis In Egyptian mythology, Satis was the deification of the floods of the Nile River, and her cult originated in the ancient city of Swenet, now called Aswan on the southern edge of Egypt. Her name means she who shoots forth referring to the annual flooding of the river... , Egyptian river goddess. |
Sezibwa Vallis | 44.0S | 37.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Sezibwa, Ganda Luganda language Ganda, or Luganda , is the major language of Uganda, spoken by over sixteen million Ganda and other people mainly in Southern Uganda, including the capital Kampala. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family... river spirit. |
Sholpan Vallis | 63.9S | 150.0E | 590.0 | 2003 | Kazakh Kazakh language Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak.... and Karakalpak Karakalpak language Karakalpak is a Turkic language mainly spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan , as well as by Bashkirs and Nogay. Ethnic Karakalpaks who live in the viloyatlar of Uzbekistan tend to speak local Uzbek dialects.-Classification:... name of planet Venus. |
Sinann Vallis | 49.0S | 270.0E | 425.0 | 1994 | Sinann, an Irish Irish people The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha... river goddess. |
Ta'urua Vallis | 80.2S | 247.5E | 525.0 | 1994 | Tahitian Tahitian language Tahitian is an indigenous language spoken mainly in the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is an Eastern Polynesian language closely related to the other indigenous languages spoken in French Polynesia: Marquesan, Tuamotuan, Mangarevan, and Austral Islands languages... word for the planet Venus. |
Tai-pe Valles | 11.0N | 156.5E | 400.0 | 1997 | Chinese name for planet Venus. |
Tan-yondozo Vallis | 41.5S | 87.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Bashkir Bashkir language The Bashkir language is a Turkic language, and is the language of the Bashkirs. It is co-official with Russian in the Republic of Bashkortostan.-Speakers:... name for planet Venus. |
Tapati Vallis | 27.0N | 304.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Tapati, Indian goddess of the Tapti River Tapti River The Tapi River ancient original name Tapi River , is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 km... |
Tawera Vallis | 11.6S | 67.5E | 500.0 | 1997 | Māori Maori language Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand... name for planet Venus. |
Tingoi Vallis | 6.0N | 318.6E | 250.0 | 1997 | Tingoi, a Mandé Mandé Mandé or Manden is a large group of related ethnic groups in West Africa who speak any of the many Mande languages spread throughout the region. Various Mandé groups are found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,... river spirit. |
Umaga Valles | 49.0S | 152.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Old Tagal name for planet Venus. |
Uottakh-sulus Valles | 12.5N | 239.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Yakut Yakut Yakut may refer to:* Yakuts, the Turkic people associated with the Sakha Republic* Yakut language, a Turkic language also known as Sakha.* Ruby in Turkish language* Yakut , a breed from Russia*Yakut Pony, horse breed from Siberia, Russia... ian/Saha Saha Saha may refer to:*Saha ionization equation, relating the densities of atoms, ions, and electrons in a plasma*Saha Airlines*Saha-gu, a district of the city of Busan, South Korea**Saha Station, a station in Saha-gu on the Busan Subway Line 1... name for planet Venus. |
Utrenitsa Vallis | 55.0N | 280.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Old Russian name for planet Venus. |
Vakarine Vallis | 5.0N | 336.4E | 625.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian Lithuanian language Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they... word for planet Venus. |
Veden-Ema Vallis | 15.0S | 141.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Veden-Ema, a Finnish Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... goddess of fishing. |
Vesper Vallis | 59.3S | 180.0E | 610.0 | 2000 | Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and... name for evening Venus. |
Vishera Vallis | 33.1S | 161.6E | 300.0 | 2003 | Vishera, a legendary Komi-Permyak Komi peoples The Komi people is an ethnic group whose homeland is in the north-east of European Russia around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers. They mostly live in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the Russian... girl who turned into the Vishera River. |
Xulab Vallis | 57.5S | 186.0E | 820.0 | 1997 | Mayan name for planet Venus. |
Ymoja Vallis | 71.6S | 204.8E | 390.0 | 1994 | Ymoja, a Yoruba Yoruba people The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language... river goddess. |
Yuvkha Valles | 10.5N | 239.5E | 200.0 | 1997 | Yuvkha, a Turkman Yoruba people The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language... river spirit. |
Tesserae
TesseraeTessera (Venusian geography)
Tessera is a "complex ridged" surface feature seen on Venusian plateau highlands . Tessera is thought to be caused by crustal folding, buckling, and breaking. The presence of tessera on Venus suggests that the Venusian surface may be subject to piecewise lateral motions.-External links:*...
are areas of polygon
Polygon
In geometry a polygon is a flat shape consisting of straight lines that are joined to form a closed chain orcircuit.A polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments...
al terrain. They are named after goddesses in world mythologies.
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Adrasthea Tesserae | 30.0N | 55.0E | 750.0 | 1997 | Adrastea Adrasteia (goddess) Adrasteia is a goddess worshipped in hellenised Phrygia , probably derived from a local Anatolian mountain deity... , Greek Ancient Greece Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the... goddess of law Law Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus... . |
Ananke Tessera | 53.3N | 137.0E | 1,060.0 | 1985 | Ananke Ananke (mythology) In Greek mythology, Ananke, also spelled Anangke, Anance, or Anagke , was the personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle. She marks the beginning of the cosmos, along with Chronos... , Greek goddess of necessity Necessity In U.S. criminal law, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law. Defendants seeking to rely on this defense argue that they should not be held liable for their actions as a crime because their conduct was necessary to prevent some greater harm and when... . |
Athena Tessera | 35.0N | 175.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Athena Athena In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is... , Greek goddess of wisdom Wisdom Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgements and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions so that universal principles, reason and... . |
Atropos Tessera | 71.5N | 304.0E | 469.0 | 1985 | Atropos Atropos Atropos or Aisa , in Greek mythology, was one of the three Moirae, goddesses of fate and destiny. Her Roman equivalent was Morta.Atropos or Aisa was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life... , one of the Fates Moirae The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three... in Greek mythology. |
Bathkol Tessera | 61.0N | 200.0E | 1,485.0 | 1997 | Bathkol, Israeli goddess of fate Destiny Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual... . |
Chimon-mana Tessera | 3.0S | 270.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Chimon-mana, Hopi Hopi The Hopi are a federally recognized tribe of indigenous Native American people, who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi area according to the 2000 census has a population of 6,946 people. Their Hopi language is one of the 30 of the Uto-Aztecan language... goddess of the insane. |
Clidna Tessera | 42.0S | 29.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Clidna, an Irish Irish people The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha... bird goddess of the afterlife. |
Clotho Tessera | 56.4N | 334.9E | 289.0 | 1985 | Clotho Clotho Clotho is one of the Three Fates or Moirae, in ancient Greek mythology. Her Roman equivalent is Nona. Clotho was responsible for spinning the thread of human life. She also made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling people's lives... , one of the Fates Moirae The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three... in Greek mythology |
Cocomama Tessera | 62.0S | 23.0E | 1,600.0 | 1997 | Kuka Mama, an Inca goddess of happiness. |
Dekla Tessera | 57.4N | 71.8E | 1,363.0 | 1985 | Dekla, Latvian goddess of fate. |
Dolya Tessera | 8.0S | 296.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Dolya, East Slavic East Slavs The East Slavs are Slavic peoples speaking East Slavic languages. Formerly the main population of the medieval state of Kievan Rus, by the seventeenth century they evolved into the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian peoples.-Sources:... good fate goddess. |
Dou-Mu Tesserae | 60.0S | 244.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Dou-Mu, Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity .... life/death ruling goddess. |
Fortuna Tessera | 69.9N | 45.1E | 2,801.0 | 1985 | Fortuna Fortuna Fortuna can mean:*Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck -Geographical:*19 Fortuna, asteroid*Fortuna, California, town located on the north coast of California*Fortuna, United States Virgin Islands... , a Roman Roman Empire The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean.... goddess of chance. |
Gbadu Tessera | 1.0S | 38.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Gbadu, a Fon Fon people The Fon people, or Fon nu, are a major West African ethnic and linguistic group in the country of Benin, and southwest Nigeria, made up of more than 3,500,000 people. The Fon language is the main language spoken in Southern Benin, and is a member of the Gbe language group... goddess of guessing. |
Gegute Tessera | 17.0N | 121.0E | 1,600.0 | 1997 | Gegute, a Lithuanian goddess of time. |
Giltine Tesserae | 39.0S | 250.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Giltine, a Lithuanian bad fate goddess. |
Haasttse-baad Tessera | 6.0N | 127.0E | 2,600.0 | 1997 | Haasttse-badd, a Navajo Navajo people The Navajo of the Southwestern United States are the largest single federally recognized tribe of the United States of America. The Navajo Nation has 300,048 enrolled tribal members. The Navajo Nation constitutes an independent governmental body which manages the Navajo Indian reservation in the... good health goddess. |
Hikuleo Tesserae | 42.0S | 54.0E | 1,400.0 | 1997 | Hikuleo, a Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... n underworld goddess. |
Humai Tessera | 53.0S | 250.0E | 350.0 | 1997 | Humai, an Iranian Iranian peoples The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples... legendary bird of happiness. |
Husbishag Tesserae | 28.0S | 101.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Husbishag, a Semitic Semitic In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages... underworld goddess |
Itzpapalotl Tessera | 75.7N | 317.6E | 380.0 | 1985 | Itzpapalotl Itzpapalotl In Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl was a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess, who ruled over the paradise world of Tamoanchan, the paradise of victims of infant mortality and place identified where humans were created. She is the mother of Mixcoatl and is particularly associated with the moth... , Aztec Aztec The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the... goddess of fate. |
Kruchina Tesserae | 36.0N | 27.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Kruchina, East Slavic goddess of saddness. |
Kutue Tessera | 39.5N | 108.8E | 653.0 | 1985 | Kutue, a toad in Ulch folklore that brings happiness. |
Lachesis Tessera | 44.4N | 300.1E | 664.0 | 1985 | Lachesis Lachesis Lachesis can be:* Lachesis , one of the Moirae the personification of destiny in Greek mythology* Lachesis , or bushmasters, a group of venomous pitvipers found in Central and South America* 120 Lachesis, an asteroid* Lachesis, a... , one of the three Fates in Greek mythology. |
Lahevhev Tesserae | 29.0N | 189.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | Lahevhev, Melanesian dead souls goddess. |
Laima Tessera | 55.0N | 48.5E | 971.0 | 1985 | Laima Laima Laima was the personification of fate and luck in the Latvian and Lithuanian mythologies. She was associated with childbirth, marriage, and death; she was also the patron of pregnant women... , Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate. |
Lhamo Tessera | 51.0S | 15.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Lhamo Lhamo Lhamo, or Ache Lhamo, which literally means "sister goddess", is a Tibetan folk opera. It is a combination of dances, chants and songs. The repertoire is drawn from Buddhist stories and Tibetan history.... , Tibetan Tibetan people The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan... time and fate goddess. |
Likho Tesserae | 40.0N | 134.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Likho Likho Likho, liho is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology, a creature with one eye, often depicted as an old, skinny woman in black or as an evil male goblin of forests... , East Slavic deity of bad fate. |
Mafdet Tessera | 9.2N | 38.5E | 370.0 | 2003 | Mafdet Mafdet In early Egyptian mythology, Mafdet was a goddess who protected against snakes and scorpions and was often represented as either some sort of feline or mongoose. She is present in the Egyptian pantheon as early as the First Dynasty. Mafdet was the deification of legal justice, or possibly of... , Egyptian goddess of judicial authority and executions. |
Mago-Halmi Tesserae | 70.0N | 157.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Mago-Halmi, Korean helping goddess. |
Magu Tessera | 52.0S | 305.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Ma Gu Ma Gu Ma Gu is a legendary Taoist xian associated with the elixir of life, and symbolic protector of females in Chinese mythology. Stories in Chinese literature describe Ma Gu as a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails, while early myths associate her with caves... , Chinese goddess of immortality. |
Mamitu Tesserae | 22.0N | 44.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Mamitu Mamitu In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the Anunnaku. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of... , Akkad Akkad The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.... ian destiny goddess. |
Manatum Tessera | 4.0S | 64.0E | 3,800.0 | 1997 | Manatum, Semitic goddess of fate. |
Manzan-Gurme Tesserae | 39.0N | 359.5E | 1,354.0 | 1985 | Manzan-Gurme, ancestress who possesses the book of fate in Mongol, Tibetan, and Buryat mythologies. |
Meni Tessera | 48.1N | 77.9E | 454.0 | 1985 | Meni, Semitic goddess of fate. |
Meskhent Tessera | 65.8N | 103.1E | 1,056.0 | 1985 | Meskhenet, Egyptian goddess of fortune. |
Minu-Anni Tessera | 20.0S | 30.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | Minu-Anni, Assyrian fate goddess. |
Moira Tessera | 58.7N | 310.5E | 361.0 | 1985 | The Moirae Moirae The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three... , Greek fate goddess. |
Nedolya Tesserae | 5.0N | 294.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Nedolya, East Slavic bad fate goddess. |
Nemesis Tesserae | 40.0N | 181.0E | 355.0 | 1985 | Nemesis Nemesis (mythology) In Greek mythology, Nemesis , also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon, was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris . The Greeks personified vengeful fate as a remorseless goddess: the goddess of revenge... , Greek goddess of fate. |
Norna Tesserae | 50.0S | 263.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | The Norns Norns The Norns in Norse mythology are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men, a kind of dísir comparable to the Fates in classical mythology.... , Norse fate goddesses |
Nortia Tesserae | 49.0S | 160.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Nortia Nortia Nortia is the Latinized name of an Etruscan goddess whose sphere of influence was time, fate, destiny and chance. The Etruscan form was perhaps Nurtia. Variant manuscript readings include Norcia, Norsia, Nercia, and Nyrtia.-Ritual of the nail:... , Etruscan fate goddess. |
Nuahine Tessera | 9.0S | 157.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Nuahine, Rapanui Rapanui The Rapa Nui or Rapanui are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, in the Pacific Ocean. The easternmost Polynesian culture, the Rapa Nui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population, with some living also in mainland Chile... fate goddess. |
Oddibjord Tessera | 82.0N | 85.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Oddibjord, Scandinavia Scandinavia Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,... n fortune deity. |
Pasom-mana Tesserae | 33.0S | 49.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Pasom-mana, Hopi Hopi The Hopi are a federally recognized tribe of indigenous Native American people, who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi area according to the 2000 census has a population of 6,946 people. Their Hopi language is one of the 30 of the Uto-Aztecan language... goddess of dreams and the insane. |
Salus Tessera | 1.5S | 48.5E | 850.0 | 1997 | Salus Salus Salus was a minor Roman goddess. She was the personification of well-being of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes erroneously associated with the Greek goddess Hygieia.... , Roman health and prosperity goddess. |
Senectus Tesserae | 50.0N | 292.0E | 1,400.0 | 1997 | Senectus, Roman goddess of old age. |
Shait Tessera | 54.0S | 173.5E | 220.0 | 1997 | Shait, Egyptian human destiny goddess. |
Shimti Tessera | 31.9N | 97.7E | 1,275.0 | 1985 | Shimti, the incarnation of Ishtar Ishtar Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate north-west Semitic goddess Astarte.-Characteristics:... as the goddess of fate in Babylon Babylon Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad... ian mythology. |
Snotra Tesserae | 24.0N | 134.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Scandinavian goddess of wisdom. |
Sopdet Tesserae | 45.0S | 243.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Egyptian goddess of Sirius star and the forthcoming year. |
Sudenitsa Tesserae | 33.0N | 270.0E | 4,200.0 | 1997 | Slavic fate deities (three sisters). |
Sudice Tessera | 37.0S | 112.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Czech goddess of fate. |
Tellus Tessera | 42.6N | 76.8E | 2,329.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness |
Tushita Tesserae | 42.0S | 54.0E | 1,400.0 | 2000 | Hindu deity of resignation to fate. Name changed from Hikuleo Tesserae. |
Tyche Tessera | 44.0S | 14.5E | 575.0 | 1997 | Greek goddess of fate. |
Urd Tessera | 40.0S | 174.5E | 250.0 | 1997 | Norse fate goddess. |
Ustrecha Tesserae | 43.0S | 265.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Old Russian goddess of chance. |
Vako-nana Tesserae | 27.0N | 40.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Adygan wise predictor. |
Verpeja Tesserae | 58.0S | 160.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian life thread goddess. |
Virilis Tesserae | 56.1N | 239.7E | 782.0 | 1985 | One of the names of Fortuna, Roman goddess of chance. |
Xi Wang-mu Tessera | 30.0S | 62.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | Chinese goddess of west, keeper of medicine for eternal life. |
Yuki-Onne Tessera | 39.0N | 261.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Japanese spirit of death. |
Zirka Tessera | 33.0N | 300.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Belorussian happiness goddess. |
Rupes
Scarps on Venus are called rupesRupes
Rupes is the Latin word for 'cliff'. It is used in planetary geology to refer to escarpments on other planets, such as Mercury, and moons, such as Luna, Earth's natural satellite.How rupes are formed is, as of 2008, a matter of speculation...
and are named after goddesses of the hearth.
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Fornax Rupes | 30.3N | 201.1E | 729.0 | 1985 | Roman goddess of hearth and baking of bread. |
Gabie Rupes | 67.5N | 109.9E | 350.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian goddess of fire and hearth. |
Hestia Rupes | 6.0N | 71.1E | 588.0 | 1982 | Greek hearth goddess. |
Uorsar Rupes | 76.8N | 341.2E | 820.0 | 1985 | Adygan (Caucasus) goddess of hearth. |
Ut Rupes | 55.3N | 321.9E | 676.0 | 1982 | Siberian; Turco-Tatar goddess of the hearth fire. |
Vaidilute Rupes | 43.5S | 22.0E | 2,000.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian hearth goddess. |
Vesta Rupes | 58.3N | 323.9E | 788.0 | 1982 | Roman hearth goddess. |
Tholi
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Akka Tholus | 75.1 N | 233.0 E | 19.4 | 2009 | Akka, Finnish mother goddess |
Alcyone Tholus | 2.1S | 256.4E | 70.0 | 2003 | Greek goddess who is the personification of a rain cloud. |
Ale Tholus | 68.2N | 247.0E | 87.0 | 1985 | Igbo (Nigeria) goddess who created Earth and vegetation. |
Amra Tholus | 53.0N | 98.0E | 50.0 | 1997 | Abkhazian sun deity. |
Angerona Tholus | 29.8S | 287.2E | 200.0 | 1997 | Italian goddess of silence. |
Angrboda Tholus | 73.8S | 116.0E | 80.0 | 1997 | Norse Giantness, the first wife of Loki Loki In Norse mythology, Loki or Loke is a god or jötunn . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Nari or Narfi... and mother of three evil deities. |
Apakura Tholus | 40.3N | 208.8E | 10.0 | 2006 | Māori (New Zealand) goddess of justice. |
Ashtart Tholus | 48.7N | 247.0E | 138.0 | 1985 | Phoenician goddess of love, fertility and war; personification of planet Venus. |
Azimua Tholi | 34.05S | 249.35E | 40.0 | 2006 | Sumerian underworld goddess. |
Bast Tholus | 57.8N | 130.3E | 83.0 | 1985 | Egyptian goddess of joy. |
Brigit Tholus | 49.0N | 246.0E | 0.0 | 1985 | Celtic goddess of wisdom, doctoring, smithing. |
Cotis Tholus | 44.3N | 233.0E | 62.0 | 1997 | Thracian goddess, mother of gods, similar to Cybele. Named changed from Cotis Mons. |
Dröl-ma Tholus | 24.2N | 6.3E | 40.0 | 2000 | Tibetan goddess of compassion. |
Eirene Tholus | 75.5 N | 230.0 E | 58.0 | 2009 | Eirene Eirene (Greek goddess) Eirene, or Irene |Pax]]), one of the Horae, was the personification of peace, and was depicted in art as a beautiful young woman carrying a cornucopia, sceptre and a torch or rhyton. She is said sometimes to be the daughter of Zeus and Themis.... , Greek goddess of peace |
Evaki Tholus | 37.6N | 342.2E | 200.0 | 1997 | Amazonian sleep goddess. |
Ezili Tholus | 23.7N | 91.3E | 150.0 | 2006-09-25 | Benin (West Africa) goddess of "sweet water", beauty, and love. |
Furki Tholus | 35.9N | 236.4E | 79.0 | 1997 | Chechen and Ingush (Caucasus) goddess, wife of thunder god Sela. Name changed from Furki Mons. |
Gerd Tholi | 54.5S | 291.5E | 50.0 | 1997 | Scandinavian sky maiden. |
Grechukha Tholi | 8.6S | 255.8E | 200.0 | 2000 | Ukrainian field deity. |
Iaso Tholus | 5.2N | 255.3E | 30.0 | 2003 | Greek goddess of health, medicine, and recovery. |
Justitia Tholus | 28.7S | 296.5E | 60.0 | 1997 | Roman goddess of justice. |
Khotal-Ekva Tholi | 9.1S | 177.8E | 50.0 | 1997 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) sun goddess. |
Kwannon Tholus | 26.3S | 296.8E | 135.0 | 1997 | Japanese Buddhist goddess of mercy. |
Lama Tholus | 7.8N | 266.0E | 110.0 | 2003 | Sumerian protective goddess. |
Mahuea Tholus | 37.5S | 164.7E | 110.0 | 1994 | Māori fire goddess. |
Meiboia Tholus | 44.7S | 281.3E | 85.0 | 1997 | Greek bee goddess. |
Mentha Tholus | 43.0N | 237.3E | 79.0 | 1997 | Roman goddess, personification of the human mind. Name changed from Mentha Mons. |
Monoshi Tholus | 37.7S | 252.0E | 15.0 | 2006 | Bengal goddess of snakes. |
Muru Tholus | 9.0S | 305.5E | 40.0 | 1997 | Estonian deity of meadows. |
Narina Tholi | 25.8S | 80.0E | 55.0 | 2000 | Australian wild bird goddess. |
Ndara Tholus | 57.5S | 16.0E | 70.0 | 1997 | Toraji (Sulavesi Isl., Indonesia) underworld and earthquake goddess. |
Neegyauks Tholus | 68.6S | 200.0E | 30.0 | 2000 | Tlingit (SE Alaska) volcano woman and frog princess. |
Nertus Tholus | 61.2N | 247.9E | 66.0 | 1985 | German/Norse vegetation goddess. |
Nipa Tholus | 8.4N | 255.7E | 140.0 | 2003 | Algonquin moon goddess. |
Norterma Tholus | 77.0S | 188.0E | 15.0 | 2000 | Tibetan wealth-giving goddess. |
Otafuku Tholi | 28.7N | 46.3E | 80.0 | 1997 | Japanese goddess of joyfulness. |
Otohime Tholus | 32.0S | 268.2E | 20.0 | 2006 | Japanese goddess of the arts and beauty. |
Padma Tholi | 34.7S | 68.3E | 100.0 | 2000 | Hindu lotus goddess. |
Pajan Yan Tholus | 8.3N | 252.2E | 80.0 | 2003 | Cambodian healing goddess whose face appears in markings on the Moon. |
Paoro Tholi | 10.5N | 268.0E | 225.0 | 2003 | Māori (New Zealand) goddess of echoes; she gave voice to the first woman Marikoriko. |
Perynya Tholus | 0.7S | 353.2E | 110.0 | 2000 | Slavic goddess, wife of thunderstorm god Perun. |
Podaga Tholus | 56.3S | 2.0E | 40.0 | 1997 | Slavic weather goddess. |
Rohina Tholus | 40.6S | 295.4E | 30.0 | 1997 | Hindu cow goddess. |
Rosna Tholi | 25.5S | 73.3E | 130.0 | 2000 | Chimalateco/Chinanteco (Mexico) mountain goddess. |
Semele Tholi | 64.3N | 202.9E | 194.0 | 1985 | Frygian (Phoenician) Earth goddess. |
Shamiram Tholus | 6.9S | 335.2E | 10.0 | 2000 | Armenian goddess of love. |
Sumerla Tholi | 13.8S | 252.2E | 90.0 | 2000 | E. Slavic underworld goddess. |
Toci Tholus | 29.5N | 355.1E | 300.0 | 1997 | Aztec earthquake goddess. |
Turi Tholus | 66.9S | 222.3E | 15.0 | 2000 | Polynesian goddess, created islands' relief. |
Tursa Tholus | 35.4S | 205.2E | 75.0 | 1997 | Italian goddess of terror. |
Upunusa Tholus | 66.2N | 252.4E | 223.0 | 1985 | Earth goddess of Leti and Babar (Southwestern islands, eastern Indonesia). |
Vilakh Tholus | 6.5S | 176.5E | 15.0 | 1997 | Lakian/Kazikumukhan (Daghestan) fire goddess. |
Vupar Tholus | 13.5S | 306.0E | 100.0 | 1997 | Chuvash (Volga area) evil spirit causing lunar and solar eclipses. |
Wohpe Tholus | 41.4N | 288.1E | 40.0 | 2006 | Lakota goddess of order, beauty, and happiness. |
Wurunsemu Tholus | 40.6N | 209.9E | 83.0 | 1985 | Hatti (proto-Hittite) sun goddess and mother of gods. |
Yansa Tholus | 76.1 N | 232.2 E | 20.0 | 2009 | Brazilian goddess of wind and fire |
Yurt-Ava Tholus | 13.8S | 341.5E | 15.0 | 2000 | Mordovian (Volga Finn) "home's mother" deity. |
Zorya Tholus | 9.4S | 335.3E | 22.0 | 1994 | Slavic dawn goddess. |
Regio
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Alpha Regio Alpha Regio Alpha Regio is a region of the planet Venus extending for about 1500 kilometers centered at 22°S, 5°E.It was discovered and named by Dick Goldstein in 1964. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature between 1976 and 1979... |
25.5S | 0.3E | 1,897.0 | 1979 | First letter in Greek alphabet. |
Asteria Regio | 21.6N | 267.5E | 1,131.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness. |
Atla Regio | 9.2N | 200.1E | 3,200.0 | 1982 | Norse giantess, mother of Heimdall. |
Bell Regio | 32.8N | 51.4E | 1,778.0 | 1982 | English giantess. |
Beta Regio Beta Regio Beta Regio is a region of the planet Venus known as a volcanic rise. Measuring about 3000 km, it constitutes a prominent upland region of Venus centered at .... |
25.3N | 282.8E | 2,869.0 | 1979 | Second letter in Greek alphabet. |
Dione Regio | 31.5S | 328.0E | 2,300.0 | 1991 | Greek Titanness; consort of Zeus and the mother of Aphrodite according to Homer. |
Dsonkwa Regio | 53.0S | 167.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Kwakiutl (NW Coast) forest giantess. |
Eistla Regio | 10.5N | 21.5E | 8,015.0 | 1982 | Norse giantess. |
Hyndla Regio | 22.5N | 294.5E | 2,300.0 | 1991 | Norse wood giantess. |
Imdr Regio | 43.0S | 212.0E | 1,611.0 | 1982 | Norse giantess. |
Ishkus Regio | 61.0S | 245.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Makah (NW Coast) forest giantess. |
Laufey Regio | 7.0N | 315.0E | 2,100.0 | 2000 | Norse giantess. |
Neringa Regio | 65.0S | 288.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian seacoast giantess. |
Ovda Regio Ovda Regio Ovda Regio is a region on Venus that forms the western part of Aphrodite Terra. Magellan images show a complex surface, with several generations of structures. A pervasive fabric of irregular broad domes and ridges and associated curvilinear valleys was flooded by lava, then fractured... |
2.8S | 85.6E | 5,280.0 | 1982 | Hebrew, meaning "fact". |
Phoebe Regio | 6.0S | 282.8E | 2,852.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness. |
Tethus Regio | 66.0N | 120.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness. |
Themis Regio | 37.4S | 284.2E | 1,811.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness. |
Thetis Regio | 11.4S | 129.9E | 2,801.0 | 1982 | Greek Titaness. |
Ulfrun Regio | 27.0N | 225.0E | 3,954.0 | 1982 | Norse giantess. |
Vasilisa Regio | 11.0S | 332.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Russian tale heroine. |
Planum
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Astkhik Planum | 45.0S | 20.0E | 2,000.0 | 1997 | Astghik Astghik In the earliest prehistoric period Asdghig, commonly referred to as Asya, Astghik, or Astlik, had been worshipped as the Armenian pagan deity of fertility and love , later the skylight had been considered her personification, and she had been the wife or lover of Vahagn... - Armenian goddess of love, beauty and water. |
Lakshmi Planum Lakshmi Planum Lakshmi Planum is a plateau feature on the surface of Venus on the Western Ishtar Terra. It is named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.It is roughly above the mean planetary radius... |
68.6N | 339.3E | 2,345.0 | 1979 | Indian goddess of love and war. |
Turan Planum | 13.0S | 116.5E | 800.0 | 2003 | Etruscan goddess of love, health, and fertility. |
Viriplaca Planum | 20.0S | 112.0E | 1,200.0 | 2003 | Roman goddess of matrimonial love and happiness. |
Planitia
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Aibarchin Planitia | 73.0S | 25.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Uzbek "Alpamysh" epic tale heroine. |
Aino Planitia | 40.5S | 94.5E | 4,985.0 | 1982 | Finnish heroine who became water spirit. |
Akhtamar Planitia | 27.0N | 65.0E | 2,700.0 | 1997 | Armenian epic heroine. |
Alma-Merghen Planitia | 76.0S | 100.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Mongol/Tibet/Buryat "Gheser" epic tale heroine. |
Atalanta Planitia | 45.6N | 165.8E | 2,050.0 | 1982 | Greek mythical heroine. |
Audra Planitia | 59.8N | 92.3E | 1,860.0 | 1991 | Lithuanian sea mistress. |
Bereghinya Planitia | 28.6N | 23.6E | 3,900.0 | 1985 | Slavic water spirit. |
Dzerassa Planitia | 15.0S | 295.0E | 2,800.0 | 1997 | Ossetian epic heroine; golden-haired daughter of water king. |
Fonueha Planitia | 44.0S | 48.0E | 3,000.0 | 1997 | Samoan folktale blind old woman who became the shark. |
Ganiki Planitia | 40.0N | 202.0E | 5,160.0 | 1985 | Orochian (Siberia) water spirit, mermaid. |
Guinevere Planitia | 21.9N | 325.0E | 7,520.0 | 1982 | British, wife of Arthur. |
Gunda Planitia | 16.0S | 267.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Abkhazian epic heroine, beautiful sister of the giant knights. |
Helen Planitia | 51.7S | 263.9E | 4,360.0 | 1982 | Greek; "the face that launched 1000 ships." |
Hinemoa Planitia | 5.0N | 265.0E | 3,700.0 | 1997 | Māori tale heroine; swam across Rotorua Lake to her friend. |
Imapinua Planitia | 60.0S | 142.0E | 2,100.0 | 1997 | E. Greenland Eskimo sea mistress. |
Kanykey Planitia | 10.0S | 350.0E | 2,100.0 | 1997 | Kyrgyz "Manas" epic tale heroine, wife of the knight Manas. |
Kawelu Planitia | 32.8N | 246.5E | 3,910.0 | 1985 | Hawaiian mythological heroine, died and brought back to life. |
Laimdota Planitia | 58.0S | 117.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Latvian myth heroine. |
Lavinia Planitia | 47.3S | 347.5E | 2,820.0 | 1982 | Roman; wife of Aeneas. |
Leda Planitia | 44.0N | 65.1E | 2,890.0 | 1982 | Mother of Helen, Castor. |
Libuše Planitia | 60.0N | 290.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Czech tales heroine, wiser of three sisters. |
Llorona Planitia | 18.0N | 145.0E | 2,600.0 | 1997 | Mexican/Spanish folktale heroine. |
Louhi Planitia | 80.5N | 120.5E | 2,440.0 | 1985 | Karelo-Finn mother of the North. |
Lowana Planitia | 43.0N | 98.0E | 2,700.0 | 1997 | Australian aboriginal tale heroine; lived alone by the sea weaving baskets. |
Mugazo Planitia | 69.0S | 60.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Vietnamese tale heroine. |
Navka Planitia | 8.1S | 317.6E | 2,100.0 | 1982 | East-Slavic mermaid. |
Niobe Planitia | 21.0N | 112.3E | 5,008.0 | 1982 | Greek; her 12 children killed by Artemis and Apollo. |
Nsomeka Planitia | 53.0S | 195.0E | 2,100.0 | 1994 | Bantu culture heroine. |
Nuptadi Planitia | 73.0S | 250.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Mandan (US Plains) folk heroine; had magic shell robe. |
Rusalka Planitia | 9.8N | 170.1E | 3,655.0 | 1982 | Russian mermaid. |
Sedna Planitia Sedna Planitia Sedna Planitia is a large lowland area of Venus, south of Ishtar Terra.It is thought to be lava-covered and similar to a lunar mare.... |
42.7N | 340.7E | 3,570.0 | 1982 | Eskimo; her fingers became seals and whales. |
Snegurochka Planitia | 86.6N | 328.0E | 2,775.0 | 1985 | Snow maiden in Russian folktales, melted in spring. |
Sogolon Planitia | 8.0N | 107.0E | 1,600.0 | 1997 | Mandingo (Mali) epic heroine, buffalo-woman, mother of giant. |
Tahmina Planitia | 23.0S | 80.0E | 3,000.0 | 1997 | Iranian epic heroine, wife of knight Rustam. |
Tilli-Hanum Planitia | 54.0N | 120.0E | 2,300.0 | 1997 | Azeri "Ker-ogly" epic tale heroine. |
Tinatin Planitia | 15.0S | 15.0E | 0.0 | 1994 | Georgian epic heroine. |
Undine Planitia | 13.0N | 303.0E | 2,800.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian water nymph, mermaid. |
Vellamo Planitia | 45.4N | 149.1E | 2,155.0 | 1985 | Karelo-Finn mermaid. |
Vinmara Planitia | 53.8N | 207.6E | 1,635.0 | 1985 | Swan maiden whom sea god Qat kept on Earth by hiding her wings (New Hebrides). |
Wawalag Planitia | 30.0S | 217.0E | 2,600.0 | 1997 | Yulengor (Arnhemland) tale heroines, two sisters who evolved language. |
Zhibek Planitia | 40.0S | 157.0E | 2,000.0 | 1997 | Kazakh "Kyz-Zhibek" epic tale heroine. |
Paterae
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aitchison Patera | 16.7S | 349.4E | 28.0 | 1994 | Alison; American geographer. |
Anning Paterae | 66.5N | 57.8E | 0.0 | 1991 | Mary; English paleontologist (1799–1847). |
Anthony Patera | 48.2N | 32.6E | 70.0 | 1991 | Susan B.; American suffrage leader (1820–1906). |
Apgar Patera | 43.1N | 83.8E | 126.0 | 1991 | Virginia; American doctor (1909–1974). |
Aspasia Patera | 56.4N | 189.0E | 200.0 | 1985 | One of most outstanding women of ancient Greece (c. 470-429 B.C.). Name changed to Aspasia Corona. |
Ayrton Patera | 6.0N | 227.3E | 85.0 | 1994 | Hertha M.; English physicist (1854–1923). |
Ba'het Patera | 48.4N | 0.1E | 145.0 | 1991 | Egyptian who defeated Portuguese. Changed to Ba'het Corona. |
Bakhtadze Patera | 45.5N | 219.5E | 50.0 | 1997 | Kseniya; Georgian tea genetist (1899–1978). |
Barnes Patera | 15.5S | 229.2E | 15.0 | 2003 | Florence Lowe "Pancho"; American aviatrix (1901–1975). |
Bers Patera | 66.7S | 183.0E | 17.0 | 2000 | Sofya Andreyevna (Tolstaya); wife and copyist for Leo Tolstoy (1844–1919). |
Bethune Patera | 46.5N | 321.3E | 94.0 | 1991 | Mary; American educator (1875–1955). |
Boadicea Paterae | 56.6N | 96.5E | 220.0 | 1991 | (Boudicca); queen and heroine of Iceni (English Celtic tribe) (d. A.D. 62). |
Bremer Patera | 66.8N | 63.7E | 91.0 | 1991 | Frederika; Swedish writer, reformer, feminist (1801–1865). |
Carriera Patera | 48.6N | 48.8E | 97.0 | 1991 | Rosalba; Italian portrait painter (1675–1757). |
Cassatt Patera | 65.6N | 207.7E | 152.1 | 1991 | Mary; American Impressionist painter (1844–1926). Name changed to Cassatt Corona. |
Cavell Patera | 37.9N | 18.7E | 76.0 | 1991 | Edith; British nurse, heroine (1865–1915). (Changed to Cavell Corona.) |
Cherskaya Patera | 5.2S | 232.5E | 85.0 | 2003 | Mavra Pavlovna; Russian explorer of E. Siberia, wife of Ivan Chersky (c. 1850 - c. 1900). |
Cleopatra Patera | 66.0N | 6.9E | 119.0 | 1992 | Egyptian queen c. 69-30 B.C. Changed to Cleopatra as crater name. |
Colette Patera | 66.3N | 322.8E | 149.0 | 1982 | Claudine; French novelist (1873–1954). |
Corday Patera | 62.7N | 40.2E | 135.0 | 1991 | Charlotte; French patriot (1768–1798). |
Darclée Patera | 37.4S | 263.8E | 15.0 | 2006 | Hariclea; Romanian soprano singer (1860–1939). |
Davies Patera | 47.2N | 269.3E | 93.0 | 1991 | Emily Sarah; British educator; college founder (1830–1921). |
Destinnová Patera | 31.5S | 250.2E | 15.0 | 2006 | Ema (pseudonym of Emilia Kittlova); Bohemian/Czech singer, also known as Emmy Destinn (1878–1930). |
Dietrich Patera | 5.3S | 235.3E | 100.0 | 2003 | Marlene (Maria Magdalena von Losch); German-born American actress (1901–1992). |
Dutrieu Patera | 33.8N | 198.5E | 80.0 | 2006 | Helene; Belgian/French pioneer aviatrix (1877–1961). |
Eliot Patera | 39.1N | 79.0E | 116.0 | 1991 | George; (Mary Ann Evans) English writer (1819–1880). |
Fedchenko Patera | 24.0S | 226.5E | 75.0 | 1997 | Olga; Russian botanist, explorer of Central Asia (1845–1921). |
Fedosova Patera | 45.0N | 171.8E | 24.0 | 1997 | Irina; Russian folk poet (1831–1899). Changed from Fedosova crater. |
Garbo Patera | 1.5N | 258.2E | 75.0 | 2003 | Greta Gustafsson; Swedish-born American actress (1905–1990). |
Garland Patera | 32.7N | 206.8E | 45.0 | 2006 | Judy; American singer and actress (1922–1969). |
Graham Patera | 6.0S | 6.0E | 75.0 | 1997 | Martha; American dancer, choreographer (1894–1991). Name changed from Graham crater. |
Grizodubova Patera | 16.7N | 299.6E | 50.0 | 1997 | Valentina; Soviet aviatrix (1910–1993). |
Hatshepsut Patera | 28.1N | 64.5E | 118.0 | 1985 | Egyptian pharaoh (1479 B.C.). |
Hiei Chu Patera | 48.2N | 97.4E | 139.0 | 1985 | Chinese, converted silk worm product into thread and material (2698 B.C.). |
Hroswitha Patera | 35.8N | 34.8E | 163.0 | 1985 | German writer (c. A.D. 935-975). |
Izumi Patera | 50.0N | 193.6E | 74.0 | 1985 | Sikibu; Japanese writer (974-1036). |
Jaszai Patera Jaszai Patera Jaszai Patera is a to wide volcanic caldera on Venus containing steep sided lava domes.... |
32.0N | 305.0E | 70.0 | 1997 | Mary; Hungarian actress (1850–1926). |
Jotuni Patera | 6.5S | 214.0E | 100.0 | 1997 | Maria; Finnish writer (1880–1943). |
Keller Patera | 45.0N | 274.0E | 69.0 | 1991 | Helen; blind and deaf American writer (1880–1968). |
Kottauer Patera | 36.7N | 39.6E | 136.0 | 1985 | Helena; Austrian historical writer (1410–1471). |
Kupo Patera | 41.9S | 195.5E | 100.0 | 1997 | Irena; Israelite astronomer (1929–1978). |
Kvasha Patera | 9.5S | 69.0E | 50.0 | 1997 | Lidiya; Soviet mineralogist, meteorite researcher (1909–1977). |
Ledoux Patera | 9.2S | 224.8E | 75.0 | 1994 | Jeanne; French artist (1767–1840). |
Libby Patera | 34.5S | 199.5E | 90.0 | 1997 | Leona Woods Marshall; American chemist and physicist (1919–1986). |
Lindgren Patera | 28.1N | 241.4E | 110.0 | 2006 | Astrid; Swedish author (1907–2002). |
Malibran Patera | 18.4S | 224.6E | 60.0 | 2003 | Maria Felicia Garcia; Spanish/French singer (1808–1836), sister of Pauline Viardot-Garcia (see Viardot Patera). |
Malintzin Patera | 57.0N | 81.5E | 60.0 | 1991 | (Malina); Aztec Indian guide, interpreter (1501–1550). |
Mansfield Patera | 29.5N | 227.5E | 80.0 | 1997 | Cathrin (Cathleen Beauchamp); New Zealand writer (1888–1923). |
Mehseti Patera | 16.0N | 311.0E | 60.0 | 1997 | Ganjevi; Azeri/Persian poetess (c. 1050-c. 1100). |
Mezrina Patera | 33.3S | 68.8E | 60.0 | 2000 | Anna; Russian clay toy sculptor (1853–1938). |
Mikhaylova Patera | 26.8S | 348.2E | 70.0 | 1997 | Dariya (better known as Dasha of Sevastopol); Russian nurse (c. 1830-c. 1915). |
Nikolaeva Patera | 33.9N | 267.5E | 100.0 | 2006 | Olga V.; Russian planetologist/geochemist (1941–2000). |
Nordenflycht Patera | 35.0S | 266.0E | 140.0 | 1997 | Hedwig; Swedish poetess (1718–1763). |
Nzingha Patera | 68.7N | 205.7E | 85.5 | 1991 | (Ann Zingha) queen, head of Amazon band (1582–1663). Name changed to Nzingha Corona. |
Panina Patera | 13.0S | 309.8E | 50.0 | 1997 | Varya; Gypsy/Russian singer (1872–1911). |
Payne-Gaposchkin Patera | 25.5S | 196.0E | 100.0 | 1997 | Cecilia Helena; American astronomer (1900–1979). |
Pchilka Patera | 26.5N | 234.0E | 100.0 | 1997 | Olena (Olga Kosach); Ukrainian writer and ethnographer (1849–1930). |
Pocahontas Patera | 64.9N | 49.4E | 78.0 | 1991 | Powhatan Indian peacemaker (1595–1617). |
Raskova Paterae | 51.0S | 222.8E | 80.0 | 1994 | Marina M.; Russian aviator (1912–1943). |
Razia Patera | 46.2N | 197.8E | 157.0 | 1985 | Queen of Delhi Sultanate (India) (1236–1240). |
Rogneda Patera | 2.8S | 220.5E | 120.0 | 2003 | Gorislava; E. Slavic princess, wife of Vladimir 'The Red Sun', duke of Kiev, mother of Yaroslav 'The Wise', grand duke of Kiev (c. 950-1000). |
Sacajawea Patera Sacajawea Patera Sacajawea Patera is a large, elongate caldera located in Western Ishtar Terra on the smooth plateau of Lakshmi Planum, on the planet Venus. The image is centered at 64.5 degrees North latitude and 337 degrees East longitude. It is approximately wide at the base... |
64.3N | 335.4E | 233.0 | 1982 | Shoshoni Indian woman who served as an interpreter for the Lewis & Clark expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1786–1812). |
Sachs Patera Sachs Patera Sachs Patera is a feature on Venus. Defined as a sag-caldera, Sachs is an elliptical depression 130 meters in depth, spanning in width along its longest axis. The morphology implies that a chamber of molten material drained and collapsed, forming a depression surrounded by concentric scarps... |
49.1N | 334.2E | 65.0 | 1991 | Nelly; German-born Swedish playwright, poet (1891–1970). |
Sand Patera | 41.7N | 15.5E | 181.0 | 1991 | George (Aurore Dupin); French novelist (1804–1876). Name changed to Sand Corona. |
Sappho Patera | 14.1N | 16.5E | 225.0 | 1979 | Lyric poetess, Lesbos, Asia Minor (fl. between 160-580 B.C.). |
Schumann-Heink Patera | 74.3N | 214.5E | 121.7 | 1991 | Ernestine; German singer (1861–1936). Name changed to Schumann-Heink Corona. |
Serova Patera | 20.0N | 247.0E | 60.0 | 1997 | Valentina (Polovikova); Soviet actress (1918–1975). |
Shelikhova Patera | 75.7S | 162.5E | 60.0 | 1997 | Natalia; Russian explorer of Alaska (c. 1750-c. 1800). |
Shulzhenko Patera | 6.5N | 264.5E | 60.0 | 1997 | Klavdiya; Soviet singer (1906–1984). |
Siddons Patera Siddons Patera Siddons Patera is a volcanic caldera on Venus surrounded by collapsed lava tubes.... |
61.6N | 340.6E | 47.0 | 1997 | Sarah; English actress (1755–1831). |
Stopes Patera | 42.6N | 46.5E | 169.0 | 1991 | Marie; English paleontologist (1880–1959). |
Tarbell Patera | 58.2S | 351.5E | 80.0 | 1994 | Ida; American author, editor (1857–1944). |
Teasdale Patera | 67.6S | 189.1E | 75.0 | 1994 | Sara; American poet (1884–1933). |
Tenisheva Patera | 1.4S | 254.8E | 80.0 | 2000 | Mariya; Russian painter and art collector (1867–1928). |
Tey Patera | 17.8S | 349.1E | 20.0 | 1994 | Josephine; Scottish author (1897–1952). |
Theodora Patera | 23.0N | 280.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Famous Byzantine woman. Feature resolved to be part of chasma. |
Tipporah Patera | 38.9N | 43.0E | 99.0 | 1985 | Hebrew medical scholar (1500 B.C.). |
Tituba Patera | 42.4N | 214.7E | 163.0 | 1991 | Nurse who started Salem witch hunt (c. 1692). Name changed to Tituba Corona. |
Trotula Patera | 41.3N | 18.9E | 146.0 | 1985 | Italian physician (A.D. 1097). Name changed to Trotula Corona. |
Viardot Patera | 7.0S | 254.3E | 55.0 | 2000 | (Viardot-Garcia) Pauline; French singer and composer (1821–1910). |
Vibert-Douglas Patera | 11.6S | 194.3E | 45.0 | 2003 | Allie; Canadian astronomer (1894–1988). |
Villepreux-Power Patera | 22.0S | 210.0E | 100.0 | 1997 | Jeannette; French marine biologist (1794–1871). |
Vovchok Patera | 38.0S | 310.0E | 80.0 | 1997 | Marko (Mariya Vilinskaya-Markovich); Ukrainian/Russian writer (1833–1907). |
Wilde Patera | 21.3S | 266.3E | 75.0 | 2000 | Lady Jane Francesca; Irish poet (1821–1891). |
Witte Patera | 25.8S | 247.65E | 35.0 | 2006 | Wilhelmine; German astronomer (1777–1854). |
Woodhull Patera | 37.4N | 305.4E | 83.0 | 1991 | Victoria; American-English lecturer (1838–1927). |
Yaroslavna Patera | 38.8N | 21.2E | 112.0 | 1985 | Russian, wife of Price Igor; patiently waited for his return from captivity (12th century). Name changed to Yaroslavna Corona. |
Žemaite Patera | 35.0S | 263.0E | 60.0 | 1997 | Julia; Lithuanian writer (1845–1921). |
Lineae
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Agrona Linea | 40.0N | 280.0E | 2,300.0 | 2006 | Welsh goddess of slaughter, destroyer of life. |
Antiope Linea | 40.0S | 350.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Amazon awarded to Theseus. |
Badb Linea | 14.0N | 15.0E | 1,750.0 | 1997 | Irish war goddess. |
Breksta Linea | 35.9N | 304.0E | 700.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed from Breksta Dorsa August 2004.) |
Discordia Linea | 58.0S | 246.5E | 800.0 | 1997 | Roman war goddess, close to Bellona. |
Guor Linea | 20.0N | 0.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Northern European Valkyrie. |
Hariasa Linea | 19.0N | 15.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | German war goddess. |
Hippolyta Linea | 42.0S | 345.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Amazon queen. |
Jokwa Linea | 17.0S | 210.0E | 2,200.0 | 2003 | Japanese "Royal Lady of the West" who waged war with demons and giants, then set the world in order. |
Kalaipahoa Linea | 60.5S | 336.5E | 2,400.0 | 1991 | Hawaiian war goddess. |
Kara Linea | 44.0S | 306.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Icelandic Valkryie. |
Lampedo Linea | 62.2N | 293.0E | 800.0 | 1982 | Scythian Amazon queen. |
Molpadia Linea | 48.0S | 355.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | Amazon. |
Morrigan Linea | 54.5S | 311.0E | 3,200.0 | 1991 | Celtic war goddess. |
Penardun Linea | 54.0S | 344.0E | 975.0 | 1991 | Celtic sky goddess. |
Sarykyz Linea | 77.3S | 200.0E | 370.0 | 1997 | Uzbek evil spirit. |
Sui-ur Linea | 61.0S | 260.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) wife of war god. |
Thaukhud Linea | 24.0S | 232.0E | 900.0 | 2003 | Adygan (N. Caucasus) brave female warrior, a good spirit. |
Veleda Linea | 10.0S | 213.0E | 1,350.0 | 2003 | Warrior goddess of the continental Celts. |
Vihansa Linea | 54.0N | 20.0E | 0.0 | 1982 | German war goddess. |
Virtus Linea | 12.0N | 21.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Roman war goddess. |
Labyrinthus
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Radunitsa Labyrinthus | 8.9S | 351.3E | 100.0 | 2000 | Ancient Slavic goddess, keeper of souls of the deceased. |
Fossae
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aife Fossae | 67.0N | 131.0E | 280.0 | 1997 | Irish warrior deity. |
Ajina Fossae | 45.0S | 258.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Tajik evil spirit. |
Albasty Fossae | 9.0S | 336.5E | 500.0 | 1997 | Tartar evil spirit. |
Arianrod Fossae | 37.0N | 239.9E | 715.0 | 1985 | Celtic warrior queen. |
Bellona Fossae | 38.0N | 222.1E | 855.0 | 1985 | Roman war goddess, wife of Mars. |
Brynhild Fossae | 26.0S | 18.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Norse warrior maiden. |
Enyo Fossae | 62.0S | 351.0E | 700.0 | 1991 | Greek war goddess. |
Fea Fossae | 27.5N | 224.0E | 620.0 | 1997 | Gaelic war goddess. |
Felesta Fossae | 34.5N | 46.5E | 570.0 | 1991 | Amazon queen in Scythian epic tales. |
Friagabi Fossae | 50.2N | 109.5E | 141.0 | 1985 | Old English goddess, connected with Mars. |
Gulaim Fossae | 5.0S | 329.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Karakalpak amazon leader. |
Hanekasa Fossae | 29.0N | 148.5E | 700.0 | 1997 | Sanema (Venezuela) amazon warrior. |
Hildr Fossa | 45.4N | 159.4E | 677.0 | 1985 | Norse mythological warrior. |
Ilbis Fossae | 71.9N | 254.6E | 512.0 | 1985 | Yakutian (Siberia) goddess of bloodshed. |
Karra-ma-hte Fossae | 28.0N | 342.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Latvian warrior goddess. |
Khosedem Fossae | 13.0S | 303.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Ketian (Yenisey R.) main evil goddess. |
Magura Fossae | 12.0S | 332.5E | 600.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic winged warrior maiden. |
Manto Fossae | 63.6N | 64.9E | 536.0 | 1991 | Greek war goddess. |
Minerva Fossae | 64.5N | 252.5E | 0.0 | 1985 | Roman goddess of war. |
Mist Fossae | 39.5N | 247.3E | 244.0 | 1985 | Norse Valkyrie. Changed to Mist Chasma. |
Naguchitsa Fossae | 35.6S | 159.3E | 730.0 | 2003 | Adygan evil warrior, old woman with iron teeth. |
Naijok Fossae | 70.2S | 337.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Dinka (Sudan) evil deity. |
Namjyalma Fossae | 2.5N | 2.7E | 560.0 | 2000 | Tibetan victorious mother. |
Narundi Fossae | 66.5S | 329.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Elam goddess of victory. |
Nike Fossae | 59.5S | 340.0E | 800.0 | 1991 | Greek goddess of victory. |
Penthesilea Fossa | 12.0S | 214.0E | 1,700.0 | 1997 | Greek amazon queen. |
Perunitsa Fossae | 10.0S | 307.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic winged warrior maiden. |
Rangrid Fossae | 62.7N | 356.4E | 243.0 | 1985 | Norse Valkyrie. |
Saykal Fossae | 73.0N | 139.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Kyrgyz warrior maiden. |
Sigrun Fossae | 50.5N | 18.0E | 970.0 | 1985 | Norse Valkyrie. |
Valkyrie Fossae | 58.2N | 7.0E | 357.0 | 1991 | Norse battle maidens. |
Yenkhoboy Fossae | 48.0S | 7.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Buryatian warrior sisters. |
Yuzut-Arkh Fossae | 48.0N | 224.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Khakas (S. Siberia) evil deity. |
Zheztyrnak Fossae | 67.5S | 182.0E | 180.0 | 2000 | Kazakh evil deity, "copper claw" maiden. |
Fluctus
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Alpan Fluctus | 7.5S | 349.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Lezghin (Daghestan) fire goddess. |
Argimpasa Fluctus | 0.0N | 175.5E | 950.0 | 1997 | Scythian goddess of love. |
Arubani Fluctus | 55.0S | 132.0E | 620.0 | 1997 | Urartu supreme goddess. |
Bolotnitsa Fluctus | 50.0N | 160.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic swamp mermaid. |
Cavillaca Fluctus | 72.0S | 340.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Huarochiri (Peru) virgin goddess, turned herself into a rock. |
Darago Fluctus | 11.5S | 313.5E | 775.0 | 1994 | Philippine volcano goddess. |
Djabran Fluctus | 43.5S | 183.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Abkhazian goddess of goats. |
Djata Fluctus | 66.5N | 307.5E | 280.0 | 1997 | Ngadju (Kalimantan Isl., Indonesia) water goddess. |
Dotetem Fluctus | 6.0S | 177.5E | 530.0 | 1997 | Ketian (Yenisey R.) evil spirit. |
Eriu Fluctus | 37.0S | 357.0E | 600.0 | 1991 | Irish earth mother. |
Heloha Fluctus | 77.0 N | 344.0 E | 375.0 | 2009 | Chocktaw thunderbird Choctaw mythology Choctaw mythology is related to Choctaws who are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States . In the 19th century, Choctaws were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" because they had integrated numerous cultural and technological practices of their European... |
Henwen Fluctus | 20.5S | 179.9E | 485.0 | 1994 | British Celtic sow-goddess. |
Hikuleo Fluctus | 52.5N | 208.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Tonga (Polynesia) underworld goddess. |
Ilaheva Fluctus | 42.5S | 84.0E | 900.0 | 2000 | Tonga (Polynesia) worm goddess. |
Itoki Fluctus | 6.0S | 229.0E | 900.0 | 2003 | Nicaraguan goddess of insects, stars, and planets. |
Juturna Fluctus | 76.0S | 350.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Roman nymph of the brook in Lavinia, wife of Janus, mother of Fons. |
Kaapaau Fluctus | 66.5S | 181.0E | 350.0 | 2000 | Polynesian goddess of sharks. |
Kaiwan Fluctus | 45.5S | 358.0E | 1,200.0 | 1991 | Ethiopian earth mother. |
Kasogonaga Fluctus | 18.0S | 268.0E | 850.0 | 2000 | Chaco tribes/Guarani (Argentina) female rain spirit. |
Koti Fluctus | 12.5N | 318.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Creek (SE USA) water-frog, helpful spirit. |
Kunkubey Fluctus | 50.0S | 207.0E | 350.0 | 2000 | Yakutian/Sakha goddess, wife of supreme god Yuryung. |
Mamapacha Fluctus | 60.0N | 185.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Inca earthquake goddess. |
Medb Fluctus | 56.0S | 127.0E | 350.0 | 1997 | Irish mother of gods, wife of Ailil. |
Merisa Fluctus | 20.5N | 9.0E | 630.0 | 2000 | Adygan (N. Caucasus) beekeeping goddess. |
Mert Fluctus | 50.5S | 230.5E | 250.0 | 2000 | Egyptian goddess of music and singing. |
Mortim-Ekva Fluctus | 1.0N | 334.0E | 1,250.0 | 2000 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) mistress of "Bird's country". |
Mylitta Fluctus | 54.0S | 355.5E | 1,250.0 | 1991 | Semitic mother goddess. |
Nambubi Fluctus | 61.0S | 135.0E | 850.0 | 1997 | Ganda goddess, mother of god Mukasa. |
Naunet Fluctus | 81.0S | 136.0E | 200.0 | 2000 | Ancient Egyptian (Heliopolis) sky goddess. |
Neago Fluctu-s | 49.3N | 351.0E | 0.0 | 1991 | Seneca (USA) goddess of silence. |
Nekhebet Fluctus | 0.0N | 35.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Egyptian vulture goddess. |
Ney-Anki Fluctus | 37.0S | 105.0E | 950.0 | 2000 | Khanty (Ob River Ugra) mother of fire. |
Ningyo Fluctus | 5.5S | 206.0E | 970.0 | 1994 | Japanese fish goddess. |
Oilule Fluctus | 22.0S | 79.0E | 900.0 | 2000 | West Bulgarian wife of thunder god. |
Ovda Fluctus | 6.1S | 95.5E | 310.0 | 1994 | Named from regio where feature is located. |
Praurime Fluctus | 16.0N | 154.0E | 750.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian fire goddess. |
Rafara Fluctus | 65.0S | 159.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess. |
Sicasica Fluctus | 52.0S | 180.4E | 175.0 | 1994 | Aymara (Bolivia) mountain goddess. |
Sobra Fluctus | 6.0N | 248.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Marindanim (New Guinea and Melanesia) creator goddess. |
Sonmunde Fluctus | 60.0S | 120.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Korean mountain goddess. |
Strenia Fluctus | 41.0N | 250.0E | 490.0 | 1997 | Roman goddess of New Year festivities. |
Syvne Fluctus | 36.0S | 72.0E | 900.0 | 2000 | Nenets (Samoyed) winter maiden. |
Tie Fluctus | 21.0N | 159.0E | 550.0 | 2003 | Egyptian goddess of intelligence and wisdom. |
Tsunghi Fluctus | 67.0S | 130.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Hibaro (Ecuador) water goddess. |
Turgmam Fluctus | 56.0N | 220.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) fire mistress. |
Ubastet Fluctus | 48.0S | 27.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Egyptian cat goddess. |
Uilata Fluctus | 17.0N | 314.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Cherokee stone-clad female monster. |
Uzume Fluctus | 28.6N | 220.3E | 700.0 | 1997 | Japanese goddess of cheerfulness. |
Vut-Ami Fluctus | 38.0S | 67.0E | 1,300.0 | 2000 | Chuvash (Volga Region) fire goddess. |
Yagami Fluctus | 80.6S | 152.0E | 260.0 | 2000 | Japanese goddess, bride of god O-kuninusi. |
Zipaltonal Fluctus | 37.7N | 251.3E | 290.0 | 1997 | Nicaraguan creator goddess. |
Farra
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Aegina Farrum | 35.5N | 20.9E | 60.0 | 1994 | Greek river nymph. |
Anqet Farra | 33.6N | 311.5E | 125.0 | 1994 | Egyptian goddess of fertile waters. |
Anqet Farrum | 33.6N | 311.5E | 125.0 | 1994 | Egyptian goddess of fertile waters. Changed to Anqet Farra. |
Carmenta Farra | 12.4N | 8.0E | 180.0 | 1994 | Roman goddess of springs. |
Egeria Farrum | 43.6N | 7.5E | 40.0 | 1994 | Roman water nymph. |
Flosshilde Farra | 10.5N | 279.4E | 75.0 | 1994 | German water nymph. |
Liban Farra | 23.9S | 353.5E | 100.0 | 1994 | Irish water goddess. |
Nammu Farra | 2.3N | 169.4E | 160.0 | 2003 | Assyro-Babylonian goddess of the waters of creation. |
Oshun Farra | 4.2N | 19.3E | 80.0 | 1994 | Yoruba (Nigeria) fresh water goddess. |
Seoritsu Farra | 30.0S | 11.0E | 230.0 | 1994 | Japanese stream goddess. |
Dorsa
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abe Mango Dorsa | 47.0N | 212.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god. |
Achek Dorsa | 37.2S | 230.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng. |
Aditi Dorsa | 30.0S | 189.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Indian sky goddess. |
Ahsonnutli Dorsa | 47.9N | 196.5E | 1,708.0 | 1985 | Navajo (N. America) spirit of light and sky. |
Aida-Wedo Dorsa | 73.0N | 214.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Haitian rainbow spirit. |
Akewa Dorsa | 45.5N | 184.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Toba (Argentina) sun goddess. |
Akuanda Dorsa | 63.5N | 232.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Adygan light deity. |
Alkonost Dorsa | 5.0S | 341.0E | 730.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise. |
Allat Dorsa | 60.0N | 70.0E | 750.0 | 1985 | Arab sky goddess. |
Amitolane Dorsa | 77.0S | 335.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow. |
Anpao Dorsa | 62.0N | 207.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Dakota name of the dawn. |
Arev Dorsa | 52.0S | 216.0E | 420.0 | 2000 | Armenian female solar deity. |
Asiaq Dorsa | 53.0S | 55.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Eskimo weather goddess. |
Auska Dorsum | 59.9N | 357.8E | 361.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian goddess of sun rays. |
Aušra- Dorsa | 49.4N | 25.3E | 859.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian dawn goddess. |
Barbale Dorsa | 15.0N | 143.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Georgian sun goddess. |
Ben Dorsa | 71.2N | 284.1E | 628.0 | 1985 | Vietnamese sky goddess. |
Bezlea Dorsa | 30.4N | 36.5E | 807.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian evening light goddess. |
Biliku Dorsa | 47.0S | 138.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon deity. |
Boszorkany Dorsa | 19.5S | 105.0E | 550.0 | 2003 | Hungarian witch, flies over the sky. |
Breksta Dorsa | 35.9N | 304.0E | 700.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.) |
Charykh-Keyok Dorsa | 54.5N | 285.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Khakasian (S. Siberia) magic bird. |
Chih Nu Dorsum | 73.0S | 195.0E | 625.0 | 1994 | Chinese sky goddess. |
Dennitsa Dorsa | 85.6N | 205.9E | 872.0 | 1985 | Slavic goddess of day, light. |
Dodola Dorsa | 46.8N | 272.6E | 607.0 | 1985 | South Slavic rain goddess. |
Dudumitsa Dorsa | 13.5S | 358.0E | 980.0 | 2000 | Bulgarian rain deity. |
Dyan-Mu Dorsa | 78.2N | 31.9E | 687.0 | 1985 | Chinese lightning goddess. |
Dylacha Dorsa | 19.0S | 76.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess. |
Etain Dorsa | 45.0S | 199.0E | 1,400.0 | 1997 | Irish sun and horse goddess. |
Frigg Dorsa | 51.2N | 150.6E | 896.0 | 1985 | Norse, wife of supreme god Odin. |
Fulgora Dorsa | 78.5 N | 342.0 E | 463.0 | 2009 | Fulgora, Roman lightning god |
Hemera Dorsa | 51.0N | 243.4E | 587.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess, personification of day. |
Hera Dorsa | 36.4N | 29.5E | 813.0 | 1985 | Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus. |
Iris Dorsa | 52.7N | 221.3E | 2,050.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess of the rainbow. |
Iyele Dorsa | 50.0N | 278.7E | 595.0 | 1985 | Moldavian witch who directed the winds. |
Juno Dorsum | 31.0S | 95.6E | 1,652.0 | 1982 | Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter. |
Kadlu Dorsa | 69.5S | 188.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Eskimo thunder deity. |
Kalm Dorsa | 18.0N | 309.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans. |
Kamari Dorsa | 59.2N | 55.8E | 589.0 | 1985 | Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god. |
Kastiatsi Dorsa | 53.0S | 245.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow. |
Khadne Dorsa | 14.0S | 334.5E | 220.0 | 1997 | Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden. |
Kotsmanyako Dorsa | 76.0S | 242.0E | 1,900.0 | 1997 | Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky. |
Kuldurok Dorsa | 50.4S | 61.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess. |
Lau-ma Dorsa | 64.8N | 190.4E | 1,517.0 | 1985 | Latvian witch, flies in the sky. |
Laverna Dorsa | 50.0S | 132.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Roman darkness and income goddess. |
Lemkechen Dorsa | 18.5N | 68.5E | 2,000.0 | 1997 | Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it. |
Lukelong Dorsa | 73.3N | 178.8E | 1,566.0 | 1985 | Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens. |
Lumo Dorsa | 24.5N | 149.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist. |
Mardezh-Ava Dorsa | 32.4N | 68.6E | 906.0 | 1985 | Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. |
Menkerot Dorsa | 20.0S | 351.5E | 770.0 | 2000 | Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun. |
Metelitsa Dorsa | 16.0N | 31.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic snowstorm deity. |
Naatse-elit Dorsa | 66.0S | 249.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Navajo rainbow goddess. |
Nambi Dorsum | 72.5S | 213.0E | 1,125.0 | 1994 | Ugandan sky goddess. |
Naran Dorsa | 54.0S | 238.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Mongolian sun goddess. |
Natami Dorsa | 71.5S | 258.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy. |
Nephele Dorsa | 39.7N | 138.8E | 1,937.0 | 1985 | Greek cloud goddess. |
Nichka Dorsa | 10.0S | 354.0E | 550.0 | 2000 | Ukrainian night deity. |
Norwan Dorsa | 65.0N | 163.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Wintun (California) light goddess. |
Nuvakchin Dorsa | 53.0S | 212.0E | 2,200.0 | 1997 | Hopi snow maiden ('kachina'). |
Odzerchen Dorsa | 72.0S | 152.0E | 300.0 | 2000 | Tibetan goddess of boundless light. |
Ojuz Dorsa | 6.0N | 37.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Tajik deity of frost and cold wind. |
Okipeta Dorsa | 67.5N | 240.0E | 1,200.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess of whirlwind. |
Oshumare Dorsa | 58.5S | 79.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Yoruba rainbow deity. |
Oya Dorsa | 21.5N | 157.5E | 480.0 | 2003 | Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms. |
Pandrosos Dorsa | 58.2N | 207.7E | 1,254.0 | 1985 | Greek dew goddess. |
Poludnitsa Dorsa | 5.0N | 179.5E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic witch, corn fields deity. |
Pulugu Dorsa | 65.0S | 225.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon wind deity. |
Ragana Dorsa | 69.0S | 246.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Latvian witch. |
Rokapi Dorsa | 55.0S | 222.0E | 2,200.0 | 1997 | Georgian main witch. |
Salme Dorsa | 58.0N | 25.2E | 447.0 | 1991 | Estonian sky maiden. |
Saule Dorsa | 58.0S | 206.0E | 1,375.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess. |
Sel-Anya Dorsa | 79.4N | 81.3E | 975.0 | 1985 | Hungarian wind goddess. |
Semuni Dorsa | 75.9N | 8.0E | 514.0 | 1985 | Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess. |
Shishimora Dorsa | 37.0N | 297.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic night and dreams deity. |
Sige Dorsa | 31.2N | 106.9E | 478.0 | 1991 | Babylonian sky goddess. |
Siksaup Dorsa | 73.0S | 228.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess. |
Sinanevt Dorsa | 66.5N | 171.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man. |
Sirona Dorsa | 43.5S | 193.5E | 700.0 | 1997 | Celtic sky goddess. |
Sogbo Dorsa | 40.0S | 237.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god. |
Spidola Dorsa | 73.5S | 325.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Latvian witch. |
Sunna Dorsa | 53.0S | 134.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Norse sun goddess. |
Surupa Dorsa | 71.7N | 209.0E | 981.0 | 1997 | Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain. |
Tezan Dorsa | 81.4N | 47.1E | 1,079.0 | 1985 | Etruscan dawn goddess. |
Tikoiwuti Dorsa | 56.0N | 225.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Hopi goddess of darkness. |
Tinianavyt Dorsa | 51.0S | 239.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man. |
Tomem Dorsa | 31.2N | 7.2E | 970.0 | 1985 | Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun. |
Tsovinar Dorsa | 46.0S | 254.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Tsovinar Tsovinar Tsovinar may refer to:* Tsovinar, Armenia, a town* Tsovinar , a deity... - Armenian lightning deity. |
Tukwunag Dorsa | 69.0S | 155.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina'). |
Unelanuhi Dorsa | 12.0N | 87.0E | 2,600.0 | 1997 | Cherokee sun goddess. |
Uni Dorsa | 33.7N | 114.3E | 800.0 | 1985 | Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno. |
Unuk Dorsa | 4.5S | 351.5E | 400.0 | 1997 | Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden. |
Urkuk Dorsa | 12.0S | 320.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden. |
Vaiva Dorsum | 53.2S | 204.0E | 520.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian rainbow goddess. |
Varma-Ava Dorsa | 62.3N | 268.8E | 767.0 | 1985 | Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. |
Vedma Dorsa | 42.0N | 159.0E | 3,345.0 | 1985 | East Slav witch. |
Vejas-mate Dorsa | 70.5S | 245.0E | 1,600.0 | 1997 | Latvian "wind mother". |
Vetsorgo Dorsum | 6.5S | 163.0E | 700.0 | 2000 | Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke. |
Wala Dorsa | 17.0S | 62.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn. |
Yalyane Dorsa | 7.0N | 177.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light. |
Yumyn-Udyr Dorsa | 81.4N | 164.7E | 1,086.0 | 1985 | Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god. |
Zaryanitsa Dorsa | 0.0N | 170.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic night lightning goddess. |
Zimcerla Dorsa | 47.5S | 73.5E | 850.0 | 1997 | W. Slavic dawn goddess. |
Zorile Dorsa | 39.9N | 338.4E | 1,041.0 | 1985 | Moldavian dawn goddess. |
Colles
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Akkruva Colles | 46.1N | 115.5E | 1,059.0 | 1985 | Saami-Lapp fishing goddess. |
Asherat Colles | 12.0N | 162.0E | 500.0 | 2003 | Phoenician goddess known as "Asherat-of-the-Sea." |
Chernava Colles | 10.5S | 335.5E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Russian sea maiden, sea czar's daughter. |
Jurate Colles | 56.8N | 153.5E | 418.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian sea goddess. |
Marake Colles | 55.7N | 217.8E | 150.0 | 1997 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) sea mistress. |
Mena Colles | 52.5S | 160.0E | 850.0 | 1994 | Roman goddess of menses. |
Migazesh Colles | 49.0S | 198.0E | 230.0 | 2000 | Adygan (N. Caucasus) daughter of sea goddess. |
Molpe Colles | 76.0N | 192.0E | 548.0 | 1991 | Greek; mother of Sirens. |
Nahete Colles | 38.0N | 241.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Fon (Benin) wife of sea god Agbe. |
Nuliayoq Colles | 48.0N | 224.0E | 350.0 | 1997 | Netsilik Inuit (Hudson Bay Eskimo) sea mistress; similar to Sedna. |
Olosa Colles | 18.0N | 353.3E | 200.0 | 1997 | Yoruba (Nigeria) lagoon goddess. |
Ran Colles | 1.0N | 163.0E | 400.0 | 2003 | Scandinavian sea goddess. |
Ruad Colles | 68.0S | 118.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Irish female deity, sank into the sea sleeping in her bronze boat. |
Salofa Colles | 63.0S | 167.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Samoan tale's girl/sea turtle. |
T'ien Hu Colles | 30.7N | 15.1E | 947.0 | 1991 | Tianhou, a Chinese sea goddess. |
Urutonga Colles | 10.0N | 154.0E | 500.0 | 2003 | Māori sea goddess. |
Chasma
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Aikhylu Chasma | 32.0N | 292.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Bashkir myth's moon daughter. |
Aranyani Chasma | 69.3N | 74.4E | 718.0 | 1985 | Indian forest goddess. |
Ardwinna Chasma | 21.0N | 197.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Continental Celtic wildwood goddess. |
Artemis Chasma Artemis Chasma Artemis Chasma is the nearly circular fracture in Venus' surface which almost encloses Artemis Corona. The chasma and its associating corona can be found on the Aphrodite Terra continent, at Latitude 35° South, Longitude 135° East.... |
41.2S | 138.5E | 3,087.0 | 1982 | Greek goddess of hunt/moon. |
Artio Chasma | 35.5S | 39.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Celtic wildlife bear-goddess. |
Baba-Jaga Chasma | 53.2N | 49.5E | 580.0 | 1985 | Slavic forest witch. |
Britomartis Chasma | 33.0S | 130.0E | 1,000.0 | 1994 | Greek/Cretan goddess of the hunt. |
Chang Xi Chasmata | 59.0S | 17.0E | 220.0 | 1997 | Chinese, gave birth to twelve moons. |
Chondi Chasma | 18.5S | 230.0E | 1,000.0 | 2003 | Bengali goddess of wild animals. |
Dali Chasma Dali Chasma The Dali and Diana Chasma system consist of deep troughs that extend for and are very distinct features on Venus. Those chasma connect the Ovda Regio and Thetis Regio highlands with the large volcanoes at Atla Regio and thus are considered to be the "Scorpion Tail" of Aphrodite Terra... |
17.6S | 167.0E | 2,077.0 | 1982 | Georgian; goddess of hunt. |
Daura Chasma | 73.8N | 53.8E | 729.0 | 1985 | Hausa (W. Sudan) great huntress. |
Devana Chasma | 16.0N | 285.0E | 4,600.0 | 1982 | Czechoslovakian goddess of hunting. |
Dewi Ratih Chasma | 6.5S | 359.7E | 1,000.0 | 2000 | Bali (Indonesia) moon goddess. |
Diana Chasma | 14.8S | 154.8E | 938.0 | 1982 | Roman goddess of hunt/moon. |
Dziwica Chasma | 16.5S | 235.0E | 1,300.0 | 2003 | Forest maiden in myths of Luzicke Serby/Sorben/Wenden, W. Slavic group in E. Germany. |
Gamsilg Chasma | 46.0S | 64.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Chechen and Ingush evil forest deity. |
Ganis Chasma | 14.5N | 194.0E | 615.0 | 1982 | Western Lapp forest maiden. |
Geyaguga Chasma | 56.5S | 70.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Cherokee moon deity. |
Gui Ye Chasma | 9.0S | 337.1E | 210.0 | 1997 | Chinese moon fairy. |
Hanghepiwi Chasma | 48.5S | 18.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Dakota name of the moon and night. |
Hanwi Chasma | 10.5N | 247.0E | 1,800.0 | 2006 | Oglala (Sioux) moon and sky goddess. |
Hecate Chasma | 18.2N | 254.3E | 3,145.0 | 1982 | Greek moon goddess. |
Heng-o Chasma | 6.6N | 355.5E | 734.0 | 1982 | Chinese moon goddess. |
Hina Chasma | 63.7N | 20.0E | 415.0 | 1991 | Hawaiian moon goddess. |
Ix Chel Chasma | 10.0S | 73.4E | 503.0 | 1982 | Aztec wife of the Sun god; probably moon goddess. |
Jana Chasma | 12.2S | 117.9E | 650.0 | 2003 | Roman moon goddess. |
Juno Chasma | 30.5S | 111.1E | 915.0 | 1982 | Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter. |
Kaygus Chasmata | 49.6N | 52.1E | 503.0 | 1985 | Ketian (Siberia) ruler of forest animals. |
Kicheda Chasma | 2.5S | 213.0E | 1,500.0 | 2003 | Nganasan (Taymyr Peninsula Samoyed) lunar goddess. |
Kokomikeis Chasma | 0.0N | 85.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Blackfoot/Algonquin moon goddess. |
Kottravey Chasma | 30.5N | 77.9E | 744.0 | 1985 | Dravidian (India) hunting goddess. |
Kov-Ava Chasma | 58.8S | 21.8E | 470.0 | 1997 | Mordovian (Volga River Finn) forest mistress. |
Kozhla-Ava Chasma | 56.2N | 50.6E | 581.0 | 1985 | Marian (Volga Finn) forest goddess. |
Kuanja Chasma | 12.0S | 99.5E | 890.0 | 1982 | Mbundu goddess of the spirit of the hunt. |
Lasdona Chasma | 69.3N | 36.8E | 697.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian main forest goddess. |
Latona Chasma | 26.0N | 267.5E | 530.0 | 1997 | Roman moon goddess. |
Lesavka Chasma | 0.8S | 215.0E | 800.0 | 2003 | E. Slavic forest deity, daughter of the forest father Leshiy and the swamp deity Kikimora. |
Medeina Chasma | 46.2N | 89.3E | 606.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian forest goddess. |
Mežas-Mate Chasma | 51.0N | 50.7E | 506.0 | 1985 | Latvian forest goddess. |
Misne Chasma | 78.3N | 316.5E | 610.0 | 1985 | Mansi (Siberia) forest maiden. |
Mist Chasma | 39.5N | 247.3E | 244.0 | 1997 | Norse Valkyrie. Changed from Mist Fossae. |
Morana Chasma | 68.9N | 24.6E | 317.0 | 1985 | Czech moon goddess. |
Mots Chasma | 51.9N | 56.1E | 464.0 | 1985 | Avarian (Caucasus) moon goddess. |
Nang-byon Chasma | 4.0N | 316.5E | 450.0 | 1997 | Thaichang/White Thai (Vietnam) moon goddess. |
Olapa Chasma | 42.0S | 208.5E | 650.0 | 1997 | Massai (Kenya, Tanzania) moon goddess. |
Parga Chasmata | 20.0S | 255.0E | 11,000.0 | 1982 | Nenets (Samoyed) forest witch. (Feature extent expanded in 2001.) |
Pinga Chasma | 20.0S | 287.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Eskimo goddess of hunt; moon god Igaluk is subordinate to her. |
Quilla Chasma | 23.7S | 127.3E | 973.0 | 1982 | Inca moon goddess. |
Rabie Chasma | 10.5S | 267.0E | 950.0 | 2000 | Wemale (E. Indonesia) moon goddess. |
Ralk-umgu Chasma | 15.0S | 106.0E | 840.0 | 2003 | Nivkhan (Sakhalin Island) "lunar woman." |
Reitia Chasma | 51.5S | 100.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Italian (Venetian) healthcare and hunting goddess. |
Seo-Ne Chasma | 63.5S | 26.0E | 430.0 | 1997 | Korean moon deity, sun's wife. |
Sutkatyn Chasmata | 64.0S | 11.0E | 350.0 | 1997 | Kumyk (Daghestan) forest spirit. |
Tellervo Chasma | 60.0S | 125.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Finnish maiden of woods. |
Tkashi-mapa Chasma | 13.0N | 206.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Georgian forest goddess. |
Tsects Chasma | 61.6S | 35.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Haida (NW Coast) friendly spirit of forest underworld - grandma mouse. |
Varz Chasma | 71.3N | 27.0E | 346.0 | 1985 | Lezghin (Caucasus) moon goddess. |
Vir-ava Chasma | 16.5S | 124.0E | 1,700.0 | 1982 | Mordvinian forest mother. |
Vires-Akka Chasma | 75.6N | 341.6E | 742.0 | 1985 | Saami-Lapp forest goddess. |
Xaratanga Chasma | 54.0S | 70.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | Tarascan (Mexico) moon goddess. |
Zewana Chasma | 9.0N | 212.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | W. Slavic/Polish hunting goddess. |
Žverine Chasma | 18.5N | 271.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | Lithuanian hunting goddess. |