List of regiones on Venus
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Regiones are large areas marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region, on Venus. In accordance to the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature, they are named after female Giants and Titans. There are 22 named regiones on Venus.[1]
| Name | Center latitude (deg) |
Center longitude (deg) |
Feature diameter (km) |
Origin of name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Regio | −25.50 | 0.30 | 1897.00 | First letter in Greek alphabet. |
| Asteria Regio | 21.60 | 267.50 | 1131.00 | Greek Titaness. |
| Atla Regio | 9.20 | 200.10 | 3200.00 | Norse giantess, mother of Heimdall. |
| Bell Regio | 32.80 | 51.40 | 1778.00 | English giantess. |
| Beta Regio | 25.30 | 282.80 | 2869.00 | Second letter in Greek alphabet. |
| Dione Regio | −31.50 | 328.00 | 2300.00 | Greek Titanness; 1st wife of Zeus. |
| Dsonkwa Regio | −53.00 | 167.00 | 1500.00 | Kwakiutl (NW Coast) forest giantess. |
| Eistla Regio | 10.50 | 21.50 | 8015.00 | Norse giantess. |
| Hyndla Regio | 22.50 | 294.50 | 2300.00 | Norse wood giantess. |
| Imdr Regio | −43.00 | 212.00 | 1611.00 | Norse giantess. |
| Ishkus Regio | −61.00 | 245.00 | 1000.00 | Makah (NW Coast) forest giantess. |
| Laufey Regio | 7.00 | 315.00 | 2100.00 | Norse giantess. |
| Metis Regio | 70.90 | 251.80 | 729.00 | Greek Titaness |
| Mnemosyne Regio | 65.80 | 277.90 | 0.00 | Greek Titaness |
| Neringa Regio | −65.00 | 288.00 | 1100.00 | Lithuanian seacoast giantess. |
| Ovda Regio | −2.80 | 85.60 | 5280.00 | Marijian; Titaness having supernatural power. |
| Phoebe Regio | −6.00 | 282.80 | 2852.00 | Greek Titaness. |
| Tethus Regio | 66.00 | 120.00 | 0.00 | Greek Titaness. |
| Themis Regio | −37.40 | 284.20 | 1811.00 | Greek Titaness. |
| Thetis Regio | −11.40 | 129.90 | 2801.00 | Greek Titaness. |
| Ulfrun Regio | 27.00 | 225.00 | 3954.00 | Norse giantess. |
| Vasilisa Regio | −11.00 | 332.00 | 1200.00 | Russian tale heroine. |