List of geological features on Venus

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This is a list of geological features on Venus. Venus is the second planet from the Sun. Venus is classified as a terrestrial planet and it is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" owing to their similar size, gravity, and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth). The surface of Venus is covered by a dense atmosphere and presents clear evidence of former violent volcanic activity. It has shield and composite volcanoes similar to those found on Earth.

Valles[]

Cytherean valleys are called by the Latin term valles, and are named after river goddesses or after words for the planet Venus (including terms for the morning star or evening star specifically) in various languages.

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Ahsabkab Vallis 24.0S 79.0E 700.0 2000 Mayan name for morning Venus.
Alajen Vallis 3.3S 337.1E 200.0 2000 , a Talysh river deity.
Albys Vallis 39.5S 30.5E 240.0 1997 , a Tuvan/Altay river deity.
Anuket Vallis 66.7N 8.0E 350.0 1994 Anuket, an Egyptian river goddess.
Apisuahts Vallis 66.5S 17.0E 550.0 1997 Blackfoot/Algonquian name for planet Venus.
Austrina Vallis 49.5S 177.0E 600.0 1997 Austriņa, Latvian name for planet Venus.
Avfruvva Vallis 2.0N 70.0E 70.0 1994 , a Saami river goddess.
Baltis Vallis 37.3N 161.4E 6,000.0 1994 Syrian word for planet Venus.
Banumbirr Vallis 7.0S 4.0E 400.0 1997 Arnhem Land Aboriginal word for planet Venus.
Bastryk Vallis 7.5S 347.5E 190.0 2000 , a Kumyk river deity.
Bayara Vallis 45.6N 16.5E 500.0 1994 Dogon word for planet Venus.
Belisama Vallis 50.0N 22.5E 220.0 1994 Belisama, a Celtic river goddess.
Bennu Vallis 1.3N 341.2E 710.0 1994 Egyptian 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 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 , an Abkhazian river goddess.
Fara Vallis 1.2S 345.5E 260.0 2000 , a Malagasy water goddess.
Fetu-ao Vallis 61.0S 254.7E 400.0 1997 Samoan name for planet Venus.
Fufei Vallis 46.0N 341.0E 170.0 1997 , a Chinese goddess of the Lo River.
Ganga Valles 4.8N 53.0E 200.0 2006 Ganga, a Hindu goddess of the sacred river Ganges.
Gendenwitha Vallis 63.0S 259.0E 900.0 1997 Iroquois name for planet Venus.
Helmud Vallis 33.9S 171.3E 280.0 1997 , an Afghan river goddess.
Hoku-ao Vallis 28.0N 166.5E 450.0 1997 Hawaiian name for planet Venus.
Ikhwezi Vallis 16.0N 147.8E 1,700.0 1997 Zulu name for planet Venus.
Jutrzenka Vallis 27.0N 155.8E 970.0 1997 Polish name for planet Venus.
Kallistos Vallis 51.1S 21.5E 900.0 1994 Ancient Greek name for planet Venus.
Khalanasy Vallis 51.0S 168.5E 320.0 1997 , an Azeri river mermaid.
Kimtinh Vallis 46.5S 67.0E 550.0 2000 Vietnamese word for planet Venus.
Kinsei Vallis 13.6N 141.0E 800.0 1997 Japanese name for planet Venus.
Koidutäht Vallis 76.5S 130.0E 700.0 1997 Estonian name for planet Venus.
Kumanyefie Vallis 80.5S 335.0E 600.0 1997 Ewe name for planet Venus.
Kŭmsŏng Vallis 59.0S 152.5E 700.0 1997 Korean name for planet Venus (금성).
Laidamlulum Vallis 73.0S 151.0E 2,700.0 2000 Maidu name for morning Venus.
Lo Shen Valles 12.8S 89.6E 225.0 1994 , a Chinese river goddess.
Lunang Vallis 68.2N 310.0E 250.0 1997 Lunang, a Nuristani goddess of the .
Lusaber Vallis 47.5S 164.0E 500.0 1997 Armenian name for planet Venus.
Martuv Vallis 23.0N 156.0E 250.0 1997 , Kyrgyz river deity.
Matlalcue Vallis 33.0S 167.5E 300.0 1997 , an Aztec fresh water goddess.
Merak Vallis 63.5S 162.0E 200.0 1997 , a Baloch 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 name for planet Venus.
Nantosuelta Vallis 61.9S 193.0E 320.0 1997 Nantosuelta, a Celtic river goddess.
Nepra Vallis 1.4N 24.2E 350.0 1997 , an East Slavic goddess of the Dnieper River.
Ngyandu Vallis 62.0S 12.0E 500.0 1997 Swahili name for planet Venus.
Nommo Valles 40.7S 87.3E 200.0 2000 Nommo, Dogon water deities.
Nyakaio Vallis 47.5N 339.0E 150.0 1997 , Shilluk river deity.
Olokun Vallis 81.5N 269.0E 150.0 1997 Olokun, Bini sea and river deity.
Omutnitsa Vallis 33.0N 292.0E 150.0 1997 , 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,[1] although neither Slovene dictionaries nor Slovene corpora include this word.(Name changed from Poranica Vallis.)
Saga Vallis 76.1N 340.6E 450.0 1994 , Norse goddess in the form of a waterfall.
Samundra Vallis 24.1S 347.1E 110.0 1994 , Indian river goddess.
Sati Vallis 3.2N 334.4E 225.0 1994 Sati, Egyptian river goddess.
Sezibwa Vallis 44.0S 37.0E 300.0 1997 Sezibwa, Ganda river spirit.
Sholpan Vallis 63.9S 150.0E 590.0 2003 Kazakh and Karakalpak name of planet Venus.
Sinann Vallis 49.0S 270.0E 425.0 1994 Sinann, an Irish river goddess.
Taꞌurua Vallis 80.2S 247.5E 525.0 1994 Tahitian 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 name for planet Venus.
Tapati Vallis 27.0N 304.0E 150.0 1997 Tapati, Indian goddess of the Tapti River
Tawera Vallis 11.6S 67.5E 500.0 1997 Māori name for planet Venus.
Tingoi Vallis 6.0N 318.6E 250.0 1997 , a Mandé river spirit.
Umaga Valles 49.0S 152.0E 400.0 1997 name for planet Venus.
Uottakh-sulus Valles 12.5N 239.0E 1,100.0 1997 Yakutian/Sakha 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 word for planet Venus.
Veden-Ema Vallis 15.0S 141.0E 300.0 1997 , a Finnish goddess of fishing.
Vesper Vallis 59.3S 180.0E 610.0 2000 Latin name for evening Venus.
Vishera Vallis 33.1S 161.6E 300.0 2003 Vishera, a legendary Komi-Permyak 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 river goddess.
Yuvkha Valles 10.5N 239.5E 200.0 1997 , a Turkmens river spirit.

Undae[]

Undae on Venus refer to dune fields and are named after desert goddesses.

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
67.7N 90.5E 150 1994 Al-‘Uzzá, Arabian desert goddess.
24.8S 339.4E 100 1994 Menat, Arabian desert goddess.

Tesserae[]

Tesserae are areas of polygonal terrain. They are named after goddesses in world mythologies.

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Adrasthea Tesserae 30.0N 55.0E 750.0 1997 Adrastea, Greek goddess of law.
Ananke Tessera 53.3N 137.0E 1,060.0 1985 Ananke, Greek goddess of necessity.
Athena Tessera 35.0N 175.0E 1,800.0 1997 Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom.
Atropos Tessera 71.5N 304.0E 469.0 1985 Atropos, one of the Fates in Greek mythology.
Bathkol Tessera 61.0N 200.0E 1,485.0 1997 , Israeli goddess of fate.
Chimon-mana Tessera 3.0S 270.0E 1,500.0 1997 , Hopi goddess of the insane.
Clidna Tessera 42.0S 29.0E 500.0 1997 Clidna, an Irish bird goddess of the afterlife.
Clotho Tessera 56.4N 334.9E 289.0 1985 Clotho, one of the Fates 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 , Latvian goddess of fate.
Dolya Tessera 8.0S 296.0E 1,100.0 1997 Dolya, East Slavic good fate goddess.
Dou-Mu Tesserae 60.0S 244.0E 400.0 1997 Dou-Mu, Chinese life/death ruling goddess.
Fortuna Tessera 69.9N 45.1E 2,801.0 1985 Fortuna, a Roman goddess of chance.
Gbadu Tessera 1.0S 38.0E 700.0 1997 Gbadu, a Fon goddess of guessing.
Gegute Tessera 17.0N 121.0E 1,600.0 1997 , 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 , a Navajo good health goddess.
Hikuleo Tesserae[1] 42.0S 54.0E 1,400.0 1997 Hikuleo, a Tongan underworld goddess.
Humai Tessera 53.0S 250.0E 350.0 1997 Humai, an Iranian legendary bird of happiness.
Husbishag Tesserae 28.0S 101.0E 1,100.0 1997 , a Semitic underworld goddess
Itzpapalotl Tessera 75.7N 317.6E 380.0 1985 Itzpapalotl, Aztec goddess of fate.
Kruchina Tesserae 36.0N 27.0E 1,000.0 1997 , East Slavic goddess of sadness.
Kutue Tessera 39.5N 108.8E 653.0 1985 , a toad in Ulch folklore that brings happiness.
Lachesis Tessera 44.4N 300.1E 664.0 1985 Lachesis, one of the three Fates in Greek mythology.
Lahevhev Tesserae 29.0N 189.0E 1,300.0 1997 , Melanesian dead souls goddess.
Laima Tessera 55.0N 48.5E 971.0 1985 Laima, Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate.
Lhamo Tessera 51.0S 15.0E 800.0 1997 Lhamo, Tibetan time and fate goddess.
Likho Tesserae 40.0N 134.0E 1,200.0 1997 Likho, East Slavic deity of bad fate.
Mafdet Tessera 9.2N 38.5E 370.0 2003 Mafdet, Egyptian goddess of judicial authority and executions.
Mago-Halmi Tesserae 70.0N 157.0E 400.0 1997 , Korean helping goddess.
Magu Tessera 52.0S 305.0E 300.0 1997 Magu, Chinese goddess of immortality.
Mamitu Tesserae 22.0N 44.0E 900.0 1997 Mamitu, Akkadian destiny goddess.
Manatum Tessera 4.0S 64.0E 3,800.0 1997 , Semitic goddess of fate.
Manzan-Gurme Tesserae 39.0N 359.5E 1,354.0 1985 , 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 , Assyrian fate goddess.
Moira Tessera 58.7N 310.5E 361.0 1985 The Moirai, Greek fate goddess.
Nedolya Tesserae 5.0N 294.0E 1,200.0 1997 , East Slavic bad fate goddess.
Nemesis Tesserae 40.0N 181.0E 355.0 1985 Nemesis, Greek goddess of fate.
Norna Tesserae 50.0S 263.0E 700.0 1997 The Norns, Norse fate goddesses
Nortia Tesserae 49.0S 160.0E 650.0 1997 Nortia, Etruscan fate goddess.
Nuahine Tessera 9.0S 157.0E 1,000.0 1997 , Rapanui fate goddess.
Oddibjord Tessera 82.0N 85.0E 900.0 1997 , Scandinavian fortune deity.
Pasom-mana Tesserae 33.0S 49.0E 1,200.0 1997 , Hopi goddess of dreams and the insane.
Salus Tessera 1.5S 48.5E 850.0 1997 Salus, Roman health and prosperity goddess.
Senectus Tesserae 50.0N 292.0E 1,400.0 1997 , 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 , the incarnation of Ishtar as the goddess of fate in Babylonian mythology.
Snotra Tesserae 24.0N 134.0E 1,000.0 1997 Snotra, Scandinavian goddess of wisdom.
Sopdet Tesserae 45.0S 243.0E 500.0 1997 Sopdet, Egyptian goddess of the 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 Tyche, Greek goddess of fate.
Urd Tessera 40.0S 174.5E 250.0 1997 Urðr, 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 Queen Mother of the West, keeper of medicine for eternal life.
Yuki-Onne Tessera 39.0N 261.0E 1,200.0 1997 Yuki-onna, Japanese spirit of icy death.
Zirka Tessera 33.0N 300.0E 450.0 1997 Belorussian happiness goddess.

Rupes[]

Scarps on Venus are called rupes and are named after goddesses of the hearth.

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
Fornax Rupes 30.3N 201.1E 729.0 1985 Fornax, Roman goddess of hearth and bread baking.
Gabie Rupes 67.5N 109.9E 350.0 1985 Gabija, Lithuanian goddess of fire and hearth.
Hestia Rupes 6.0N 71.1E 588.0 1982 Hestia, Greek hearth goddess.
Uorsar Rupes 76.8N 341.2E 820.0 1985 Adygan, Caucasian 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 priestesses and protectors of the sacred fire.
Vesta Rupes 58.3N 323.9E 788.0 1982 Vesta, Roman hearth goddess.

Tholi[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
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 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[1] 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, 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 Iaso, 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
Alpha Regio 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 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 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
Astkhik Planum 45.0S 20.0E 2,000.0 1997 Astghik – Armenian goddess of love, beauty and water.
Lakshmi Planum 68.6N 339.3E 2,345.0 1979 Lakshmi, Indian goddess of love and war.
Turan Planum 13.0S 116.5E 800.0 2003 Turan, Etruscan goddess of love, health, and fertility.
Viriplaca Planum 20.0S 112.0E 1,200.0 2003 Viriplaca, Roman goddess of matrimonial love and happiness.

Planitia[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
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 Dzerassae; 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 Helen of Troy; 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 Laimdota, Latvian mythological 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 Niobe; 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 42.7N 340.7E 3,570.0 1982 Sedna; Inuit; 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 Undinė, 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 Two sisters named the Wawalag, in Yolngu mythology (Arnhem Land, Australia).
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 Aitchison, American geographer (1874-1964).
66.5N 57.8E 0.0 1991 Mary Anning, English paleontologist (1799–1847).
48.2N 32.6E 70.0 1991 Susan B. Anthony, American suffrage leader (1820–1906).
43.1N 83.8E 126.0 1991 Virginia Apgar, American doctor (1909–1974).
6.0N 227.3E 85.0 1994 Hertha Ayrton, English physicist (1854–1923).
45.5N 219.5E 50.0 1997 Kseniya Bakhtadze, Georgian geneticist (1899–1978).
15.5S 229.2E 15.0 2003 Florence "Pancho" Barnes, American aviator (1901–1975).
66.7S 183.0E 17.0 2000 Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, wife and copyist for Leo Tolstoy (1844–1919).
46.5N 321.3E 94.0 1991 Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (1875–1955).
56.6N 96.5E 220.0 1991 Boudica, queen and heroine of the Iceni tribe (d. 60-61)
66.8N 63.7E 91.0 1991 Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer, reformer, and feminist (1801–1865).
5.2S 232.5E 85.0 2003 Marva Pavlovna Cherskaya, Russian explorer of East Siberia, wife of Ivan Chersky (c. 1850 – c. 1900).
66.3N 322.8E 149.0 1982 Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, French novelist (1873–1954).
37.4S 263.8E 15.0 2006 Hariclea Darclée, Romanian soprano singer (1860–1939).
47.2N 269.3E 93.0 1991 Emily Davies, British educator, feminist, and college founder (1830–1921).
31.5S 250.2E 15.0 2006 Ema (pseudonym of Emilia Kittlova), Czech singer, also known as Emmy Destinn (1878–1930).
5.3S 235.3E 100.0 2003 Marlene Dietrich, German-born American actress (1901–1992).
33.8N 198.5E 80.0 2006 Hélène Dutrieu, Belgian/French pioneer aviator (1877–1961).
39.1N 79.0E 116.0 1991 George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), English writer (1819–1880).
24.0S 226.5E 75.0 1997 Olga Fedchenko, Russian botanist, explorer of Central Asia (1845–1921).
45.0N 171.8E 24.0 1997 Irina Fedosova, Russian folk poet (1831–1899). Changed from Fedosova crater.
1.5N 258.2E 75.0 2003 Greta Garbo, Swedish-born American actress (1905–1990).
32.7N 206.8E 45.0 2006 Judy Garland, American singer and actress (1922–1969).
6.0S 6.0E 75.0 1997 Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991). Name changed from Graham crater.
16.7N 299.6E 50.0 1997 Valentina Grizodubova, Soviet aviator (1909–1993).
28.1N 64.5E 118.0 1985 Hatshepsut, Egyptian pharaoh (1507-1458 BC).
48.2N 97.4E 139.0 1985 Chinese, converted silk worm product into thread and material (2698 B.C.).
35.8N 34.8E 163.0 1985 Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, German writer (c. 935–975).
50.0N 193.6E 74.0 1985 Izumi Shikibu, Japanese writer (974–1036).
Jaszai Patera 32.0N 305.0E 70.0 1997 Mari Jászai, Hungarian actress (1850–1926).
6.5S 214.0E 100.0 1997 Maria Jotuni, Finnish writer (1880–1943).
45.0N 274.0E 69.0 1991 Helen Keller, American writer and activist (1880–1968).
36.7N 39.6E 136.0 1985 Helena Kottauer, Austrian historical writer (1410–1471).
41.9S 195.5E 100.0 1997 Irena Kupo, Israelite astronomer (1929–1978).
9.5S 69.0E 50.0 1997 Lidiya Kvasha, Soviet mineralogist, meteorite researcher (1909–1977).
9.2S 224.8E 75.0 1994 Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux, French painter(1767–1840).
34.5S 199.5E 90.0 1997 Leona Woods, American chemist and physicist (1919–1986).
28.1N 241.4E 110.0 2006 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (1907–2002).
18.4S 224.6E 60.0 2003 Maria Malibran, Spanish/French singer (1808–1836), sister of Pauline Viardot-Garcia (see Viardot Patera).
57.0N 81.5E 60.0 1991 La Malinche, Nahua guide and interpreter (1501–1530).
29.5N 227.5E 80.0 1997 Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer (1888–1923).
16.0N 311.0E 60.0 1997 Mahsati, Persian poet (c.1050-c.1100).
33.3S 68.8E 60.0 2000 Anna Mezrina, Russian clay toy sculptor (1853–1938).
26.8S 348.2E 70.0 1997 Dariya (better known as Dasha of Sevastopol); Russian nurse (c.1830-c.1915).
33.9N 267.5E 100.0 2006 Olga Nikolaeva, Russian planetologist/geochemist (1941–2000).
35.0S 266.0E 140.0 1997 Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Swedish poet (1718–1763).
13.0S 309.8E 50.0 1997 Varvara Panina, Romani/Russian singer (1872–1911).
25.5S 196.0E 100.0 1997 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, American astronomer (1900–1979).
26.5N 234.0E 100.0 1997 Olena Pchilka (Olga Kosach), Ukrainian writer and ethnographer (1849–1930).
64.9N 49.4E 78.0 1991 Pocahontas, Powhatan Indian peacemaker (1595–1617).
51.0S 222.8E 80.0 1994 Marina Raskova, Russian aviator (1912–1943).
46.2N 197.8E 157.0 1985 Razia Sultana, Queen of Delhi Sultanate (1236–1240).
2.8S 220.5E 120.0 2003 Rogneda of Polotsk, Slavic princess, wife of Vladimir the Great, duke of Kiev, mother of Yaroslav the Wise (c. 950–1000).
Sacajawea Patera 64.3N 335.4E 233.0 1982 Sacagawea, Shoshone guide and explorer (1786–1812).
Sachs Patera 49.1N 334.2E 65.0 1991 Nelly Sachs, German-born Swedish playwright and poet (1891–1970).
14.1N 16.5E 225.0 1979 Sappho, Greek lyric poet (c. 630-570)
20.0N 247.0E 60.0 1997 Valentina Serova, Soviet actress (1918–1975).
75.7S 162.5E 60.0 1997 Natalia Shelikhova, Russian explorer of Alaska (1762-1810).
6.5N 264.5E 60.0 1997 Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (1906–1984).
Siddons Patera 61.6N 340.6E 47.0 1997 Sarah Siddons, English actress (1755–1831).
42.6N 46.5E 169.0 1991 Marie Stopes, English paleontologist (1880–1959).
58.2S 351.5E 80.0 1994 Ida Tarbell, American journalist and editor (1857–1944).
67.6S 189.1E 75.0 1994 Sara Teasdale, American poet (1884–1933).
1.4S 254.8E 80.0 2000 Princess Maria Tenisheva, Russian painter and art collector (1867–1928).
17.8S 349.1E 20.0 1994 Josephine Tey, Scottish author (1897–1952).
38.9N 43.0E 99.0 1985 Hebrew medical scholar (1500 BC).
7.0S 254.3E 55.0 2000 Pauline Viardot, French singer and composer (1821–1910).
11.6S 194.3E 45.0 2003 (Allie) Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer (1894–1988).
22.0S 210.0E 100.0 1997 Jeanne Villepreux-Power, French marine biologist (1794–1871).
38.0S 310.0E 80.0 1997 Marko Vovchok, Ukrainian writer (1833–1907).
21.3S 266.3E 75.0 2000 Jane Wilde, Irish poet (1821–1891).
25.8S 247.65E 35.0 2006 Wilhelmine Witte, German astronomer (1777–1854).
35.0S 263.0E 60.0 1997 Žemaitė, Lithuanian writer (1845–1921).

Lineae[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
40.0N 280.0E 2,300.0 2006 Agrona, Welsh goddess of slaughter, destroyer of life.
40.0S 350.0E 0.0 1982 Antiope, Amazon awarded to Theseus.
14.0N 15.0E 1,750.0 1997 Badb, Irish war goddess.
35.9N 304.0E 700.0 1985 Breksta, Lithuanian night darkness goddess. Name changed from Breksta Dorsa August 2004
58.0S 246.5E 800.0 1997 Discordia, Roman goddess of strife.
20.0N 0.0E 0.0 1982 Gudr, Norse Valkyrie.
42.0S 345.0E 0.0 1982 Hippolyta, Amazon queen.
17.0S 210.0E 2,200.0 2003 Jokwa, the Japanese "Royal Lady of the West" who waged war with demons and giants, then set the world in order.
60.5S 336.5E 2,400.0 1991 Hawaiian war goddess.
44.0S 306.0E 0.0 1982 Kára, Norse Valkryie.
62.2N 293.0E 800.0 1982 Lampedo, Scythian Amazon queen.
48.0S 355.0E 0.0 1982 Molpadia, Amazon warrior
54.5S 311.0E 3,200.0 1991 The Morrígan, Celtic war goddess.
54.0S 344.0E 975.0 1991 Celtic sky goddess.
77.3S 200.0E 370.0 1997 Uzbek evil spirit.
61.0S 260.0E 700.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) wife of war god.
24.0S 232.0E 900.0 2003 Adygan (North Caucasus) brave female warrior, a good spirit.
10.0S 213.0E 1,350.0 2003 Warrior goddess of the continental Celts.
12.0N 21.0E 500.0 1997 Virtus, Roman war goddess.

Labyrinthus[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
8.9S 351.3E 100.0 2000 Radunitsa, Ancient Slavic goddess, keeper of souls of the deceased.

Fossae[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
67.0N 131.0E 280.0 1997 Irish warrior deity.
45.0S 258.0E 300.0 1997 Tajik evil spirit.
9.0S 336.5E 500.0 1997 Tartar evil spirit.
37.0N 239.9E 715.0 1985 Celtic warrior queen.
38.0N 222.1E 855.0 1985 Roman war goddess, wife of Mars.
26.0S 18.0E 1,800.0 1997 Norse warrior maiden.
62.0S 351.0E 700.0 1991 Greek war goddess.
27.5N 224.0E 620.0 1997 Gaelic war goddess.
34.5N 46.5E 570.0 1991 Amazon queen in Scythian epic tales.
50.2N 109.5E 141.0 1985 Old English goddess, connected with Mars.
5.0S 329.0E 800.0 1997 Karakalpak amazon leader.
29.0N 148.5E 700.0 1997 Sanema (Venezuela) amazon warrior.
[1] 45.4N 159.4E 677.0 1985 Norse mythological warrior.
71.9N 254.6E 512.0 1985 Yakutian (Siberia) goddess of bloodshed.
28.0N 342.0E 1,800.0 1997 Kara māte, Latvian war goddess.
13.0S 303.0E 1,800.0 1997 Ketian (Yenisey R.) main evil goddess.
12.0S 332.5E 600.0 1997 E.Slavic winged warrior maiden.
63.6N 64.9E 536.0 1991 Greek war goddess.
64.5N 252.5E 0.0 1985 Roman goddess of war.
[1] 39.5N 247.3E 244.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie.Changed to Mist Chasma.
35.6S 159.3E 730.0 2003 Adygan evil warrior, old woman with iron teeth.
70.2S 337.0E 450.0 1997 Dinka (Sudan) evil deity.
2.5N 2.7E 560.0 2000 Tibetan victorious mother.
66.5S 329.0E 700.0 1997 Elam goddess of victory.
59.5S 340.0E 800.0 1991 Greek goddess of victory.
12.0S 214.0E 1,700.0 1997 Greek amazon queen.
10.0S 307.0E 1,300.0 1997 E.Slavic winged warrior maiden.
62.7N 356.4E 243.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie.
73.0N 139.0E 300.0 1997 Kyrgyz warrior maiden.
50.5N 18.0E 970.0 1985 Norse Valkyrie.
58.2N 7.0E 357.0 1991 Norse battle maidens.
48.0S 7.0E 900.0 1997 Buryatian warrior sisters.
48.0N 224.0E 550.0 1997 Khakas (S.Siberia) evil deity.
67.5S 182.0E 180.0 2000 Kazakh evil deity, "copper claw" maiden.

Fluctus[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
7.5S 349.0E 500.0 1997 Lezghin (Daghestan) fire goddess.
0.0N 175.5E 950.0 1997 Argimpasa, Scythian goddess of love.
55.0S 132.0E 620.0 1997 Urartu supreme goddess.
50.0N 160.0E 1,100.0 1997 E.Slavic swamp mermaid.
72.0S 340.0E 800.0 1997 Huarochiri (Peru) virgin goddess, turned herself into a rock.
11.5S 313.5E 775.0 1994 , Philippine volcano goddess.
43.5S 183.0E 300.0 1997 , Abkhazian goddess of goats.
66.5N 307.5E 280.0 1997 Ngadju (Kalimantan Isl., Indonesia) water goddess.
6.0S 177.5E 530.0 1997 Ketian (Yenisey R.) evil spirit.
37.0S 357.0E 600.0 1991 Irish earth mother.
77.0 N 344.0 E 375.0 2009 , Chocktaw thunderbird
20.5S 179.9E 485.0 1994 Henwen, British Celtic sow-goddess.
52.5N 208.0E 600.0 1997 Hikuleo, Tonga (Polynesia) underworld goddess.
42.5S 84.0E 900.0 2000 Tonga (Polynesia) worm goddess.
6.0S 229.0E 900.0 2003 , Nicaraguan goddess of insects, stars, and planets.
76.0S 350.0E 900.0 1997 Roman nymph of the brook in Lavinia, wife of Janus, mother of Fons.
66.5S 181.0E 350.0 2000 , Polynesian goddess of sharks.
45.5S 358.0E 1,200.0 1991 Ethiopian earth mother.
18.0S 268.0E 850.0 2000 , Chaco tribes/Guaraní (Argentina) female rain spirit.
12.5N 318.0E 400.0 1997 Koti, Creek (SE USA) water-frog, helpful spirit.
50.0S 207.0E 350.0 2000 , Yakutian/Sakha goddess, wife of supreme god Yuryung.
60.0N 185.0E 900.0 1997 Inca earthquake goddess.
56.0S 127.0E 350.0 1997 Irish mother of gods, wife of Ailil.
20.5N 9.0E 630.0 2000 Adygan (N.Caucasus) beekeeping goddess.
50.5S 230.5E 250.0 2000 Mert, Egyptian goddess of music and singing.
1.0N 334.0E 1,250.0 2000 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) mistress of "Bird's country".
54.0S 355.5E 1,250.0 1991 Semitic mother goddess.
61.0S 135.0E 850.0 1997 Ganda goddess, mother of god Mukasa.
81.0S 136.0E 200.0 2000 Naunet, Ancient Egyptian (Heliopolis) sky goddess.
49.3N 351.0E 0.0 1991 , Seneca (USA) goddess of silence.
0.0N 35.0E 400.0 1997 Egyptian vulture goddess.
37.0S 105.0E 950.0 2000 Khanty (Ob River Ugra) mother of fire.
5.5S 206.0E 970.0 1994 Japanese fish goddess.
22.0S 79.0E 900.0 2000 , West Bulgarian wife of thunder god.
6.1S 95.5E 310.0 1994 Named from regio where feature is located.
16.0N 154.0E 750.0 1997 , Lithuanian fire goddess.
65.0S 159.0E 700.0 1997 , Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess.
52.0S 180.4E 175.0 1994 , Aymara (Bolivia) mountain goddess.
6.0N 248.0E 700.0 1997 Marindanim (New Guinea and Melanesia) creator goddess.
60.0S 120.0E 400.0 1997 Korean mountain goddess.
41.0N 250.0E 490.0 1997 Roman goddess of New Year festivities.
36.0S 72.0E 900.0 2000 Nenets (Samoyed) winter maiden.
21.0N 159.0E 550.0 2003 , Egyptian goddess of intelligence and wisdom.
67.0S 130.0E 800.0 1997 Hibaro (Ecuador) water goddess.
56.0N 220.0E 500.0 1997 , Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) fire mistress.
48.0S 27.0E 550.0 1997 Egyptian cat goddess.
17.0N 314.0E 700.0 1997 Cherokee stone-clad female monster.
28.6N 220.3E 700.0 1997 Japanese goddess of cheerfulness.
38.0S 67.0E 1,300.0 2000 Chuvash (Volga Region) fire goddess.
80.6S 152.0E 260.0 2000 Japanese goddess, bride of god O-kuninusi.
37.7N 251.3E 290.0 1997 Nicaraguan creator goddess.

Farra[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
35.5N 20.9E 60.0 1994 Greek river nymph.
33.6N 311.5E 125.0 1994 Egyptian goddess of fertile waters.
[1] 33.6N 311.5E 125.0 1994 Egyptian goddess of fertile waters.Changed to Anqet Farra.
12.4N 8.0E 180.0 1994 Roman goddess of springs.
43.6N 7.5E 40.0 1994 Roman water nymph.
10.5N 279.4E 75.0 1994 German water nymph.
23.9S 353.5E 100.0 1994 Irish water goddess.
2.3N 169.4E 160.0 2003 Assyro-Babylonian goddess of the waters of creation.
4.2N 19.3E 80.0 1994 Yoruba (Nigeria) fresh water goddess.
30.0S 11.0E 230.0 1994 Japanese stream goddess.

Dorsa[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
47.0N 212.0E 800.0 1997 , Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god.
37.2S 230.0E 1,000.0 1997 , Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng.
30.0S 189.0E 1,200.0 1997 Indian sky goddess.
47.9N 196.5E 1,708.0 1985 Ahsonnutli, Navajo (N.America) spirit of light and sky.
73.0N 214.0E 450.0 1997 Aida-Wedo, Haitian rainbow spirit.
45.5N 184.0E 900.0 1997 , Toba (Argentina) sun goddess.
63.5N 232.0E 800.0 1997 , Adygan light deity.
5.0S 341.0E 730.0 1997 Alkonost, E.Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise.
60.0N 70.0E 750.0 1985 Allat, Arab sky goddess.
77.0S 335.0E 900.0 1997 , Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
62.0N 207.0E 550.0 1997 Anpao, Dakota name of the dawn.
52.0S 216.0E 420.0 2000 Armenian female solar deity.
53.0S 55.0E 400.0 1997 Asiaq, Inuit weather goddess.
59.9N 357.8E 361.0 1985 Lithuanian goddess of sun rays.
49.4N 25.3E 859.0 1985 Lithuanian dawn goddess.
15.0N 143.0E 1,200.0 1997 Georgian sun goddess.
71.2N 284.1E 628.0 1985 Ben, Vietnamese sky goddess.
30.4N 36.5E 807.0 1985 Lithuanian evening light goddess.
47.0S 138.0E 600.0 1997 , Andaman Islands monsoon deity.
19.5S 105.0E 550.0 2003 , Hungarian witch, flies over the sky.
[1] 35.9N 304.0E 700.0 1985 Lithuanian night darkness goddess.(Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.)
54.5N 285.0E 550.0 1997 , Khakasian (S.Siberia) magic bird.
73.0S 195.0E 625.0 1994 Chih Nu, Chinese sky goddess.
85.6N 205.9E 872.0 1985 , Slavic goddess of day, light.
46.8N 272.6E 607.0 1985 South Slavic rain goddess.
13.5S 358.0E 980.0 2000 , Bulgarian rain deity.
78.2N 31.9E 687.0 1985 Chinese lightning goddess.
19.0S 76.0E 650.0 1997 , Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess.
45.0S 199.0E 1,400.0 1997 Etain, Irish sun and horse goddess.
51.2N 150.6E 896.0 1985 Frigg, Norse, wife of supreme god Odin.
78.5 N 342.0 E 463.0 2009 Fulgora, Roman lightning god
51.0N 243.4E 587.0 1985 Hemera, Greek goddess, personification of day.
36.4N 29.5E 813.0 1985 Hera, Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus.
52.7N 221.3E 2,050.0 1985 Iris, Greek goddess of the rainbow.
50.0N 278.7E 595.0 1985 , Moldavian witch who directed the winds.
[1] 31.0S 95.6E 1,652.0 1982 Juno, Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
69.5S 188.0E 500.0 1997 Kadlu, Inuit thunder deity.
18.0N 309.0E 300.0 1997 , Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans.
59.2N 55.8E 589.0 1985 Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god.
53.0S 245.0E 1,200.0 1997 , Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
14.0S 334.5E 220.0 1997 , Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden.
76.0S 242.0E 1,900.0 1997 , Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky.
50.4S 61.0E 1,100.0 1997 , Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess.
64.8N 190.4E 1,517.0 1985 Lauma, Lithuanian and Latvian earth and air goddess.
50.0S 132.0E 1,100.0 1997 Roman darkness and income goddess.
18.5N 68.5E 2,000.0 1997 , Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it.
73.3N 178.8E 1,566.0 1985 , Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens.
24.5N 149.0E 500.0 1997 Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist.
32.4N 68.6E 906.0 1985 Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
20.0S 351.5E 770.0 2000 Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun.
16.0N 31.0E 1,300.0 1997 Metelitsa, E.Slavic snowstorm deity.
66.0S 249.0E 950.0 1997 .Navajo rainbow goddess.
72.5S 213.0E 1,125.0 1994 Nambi, Ugandan sky goddess.
54.0S 238.0E 600.0 1997 Naran, Mongolian sun goddess.
71.5S 258.0E 800.0 1997 , Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy.
39.7N 138.8E 1,937.0 1985 Nephele, Greek cloud goddess.
10.0S 354.0E 550.0 2000 , Ukrainian night deity.
65.0N 163.0E 450.0 1997 Norwan, Wintun (California) light goddess.
53.0S 212.0E 2,200.0 1997 , Hopi snow maiden ('kachina').
72.0S 152.0E 300.0 2000 , Tibetan goddess of boundless light.
6.0N 37.0E 400.0 1997 Tajik deity of frost and cold wind.
67.5N 240.0E 1,200.0 1985 , Greek goddess of whirlwind.
58.5S 79.0E 550.0 1997 Yoruba rainbow deity.
21.5N 157.5E 480.0 2003 Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms.
58.2N 207.7E 1,254.0 1985 Greek dew goddess.
5.0N 179.5E 1,500.0 1997 Poludnitsa, E.Slavic witch, corn fields deity.
65.0S 225.0E 650.0 1997 Andaman Islands monsoon wind deity.
69.0S 246.0E 950.0 1997 , Lithuanian and Latvian witch.
55.0S 222.0E 2,200.0 1997 Georgian main witch.
58.0N 25.2E 447.0 1991 Salme, Estonian sky maiden.
58.0S 206.0E 1,375.0 1994 Saulė, Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess.
(dropped 1985) 79.4N 81.3E 975.0 1985 Hungarian wind goddess.
75.9N 8.0E 514.0 1985 , Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess.
37.0N 297.0E 800.0 1997 E.Slavic night and dreams deity.
31.2N 106.9E 478.0 1991 Sige, Babylonian sky goddess.
73.0S 228.0E 650.0 1997 , Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess.
66.5N 171.0E 1,800.0 1997 , Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man.
43.5S 193.5E 700.0 1997 Sirona, Celtic sky goddess.
40.0S 237.0E 900.0 1997 , Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god.
73.5S 325.0E 950.0 1997 Spīdola, Latvian mythological heroine.
53.0S 134.0E 500.0 1997 Sunna, Norse sun goddess.
71.7N 209.0E 981.0 1997 , Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain.
(dropped 1985) 81.4N 47.1E 1,079.0 1985 Etruscan dawn goddess.
56.0N 225.0E 1,000.0 1997 , Hopi goddess of darkness.
51.0S 239.0E 1,500.0 1997 Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man.
31.2N 7.2E 970.0 1985 Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun.
46.0S 254.0E 1,100.0 1997 Tsovinar – Armenian lightning deity.
69.0S 155.0E 1,000.0 1997 , Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina').
12.0N 87.0E 2,600.0 1997 , Cherokee sun goddess.
33.7N 114.3E 800.0 1985 Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno.
4.5S 351.5E 400.0 1997 Unuk, Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden.
12.0S 320.0E 600.0 1997 , ivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden.
53.2S 204.0E 520.0 1994 Lithuanian rainbow goddess.
62.3N 268.8E 767.0 1985 Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
42.0N 159.0E 3,345.0 1985 East Slav witch.
70.5S 245.0E 1,600.0 1997 , Latvian wind goddess.
6.5S 163.0E 700.0 2000 Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke.
17.0S 62.0E 500.0 1997 Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn.
7.0N 177.0E 1,200.0 1997 , Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light.
81.4N 164.7E 1,086.0 1985 , Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god.
0.0N 170.0E 1,100.0 1997 , E.Slavic night lightning goddess.
47.5S 73.5E 850.0 1997 , W.Slavic dawn goddess.
39.9N 338.4E 1,041.0 1985 Zorile, Moldavian dawn goddess.

Colles[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
46.1N 115.5E 1,059.0 1985 Saami-Lapp fishing goddess.
12.0N 162.0E 500.0 2003 Asherah, Phoenician goddess known as "Asherat-of-the-Sea."
10.5S 335.5E 1,000.0 1997 Chernava, East Slavic sea maiden, Sea Czar's daughter.
56.8N 153.5E 418.0 1985 Lithuanian sea goddess from the tale of Jūratė and Kastytis.
55.7N 217.8E 150.0 1997 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) sea mistress.
52.5S 160.0E 850.0 1994 Roman goddess of menses.
49.0S 198.0E 230.0 2000 Adygan (North Caucasus) daughter of sea goddess.
76.0N 192.0E 548.0 1991 Greek; mother of Siren.
38.0N 241.0E 400.0 1997 Fon (Benin) wife of sea god Agbe.
48.0N 224.0E 350.0 1997 Nuliajuk, Netsilik Inuit (Hudson Bay Eskimo) sea mistress; similar to Sedna.
18.0N 353.3E 200.0 1997 Yoruba (Nigeria) lagoon goddess.
1.0N 163.0E 400.0 2003 Rán, Scandinavian sea goddess.
68.0S 118.0E 400.0 1997 Irish female deity, sank into the sea sleeping in her bronze boat.
63.0S 167.0E 250.0 1997 Samoan tale's girl/sea turtle.
30.7N 15.1E 947.0 1991 Tianhou, a Chinese sea goddess.
10.0N 154.0E 500.0 2003 Urutonga, Māori sea goddess.

Chasma[]

Name Latitude Longitude Diameter (km) Year named Name origin
32.0N 292.0E 300.0 1997 Bashkir myth's moon daughter.
69.3N 74.4E 718.0 1985 Aranyani Indian forest goddess.
21.0N 197.0E 500.0 1997 Ardwinna Continental Celtic wildwood goddess.
Artemis Chasma 41.2S 138.5E 3,087.0 1982 Artemis Greek goddess of hunt/moon.
35.5S 39.0E 450.0 1997 Artio Celtic wildlife bear-goddess.
53.2N 49.5E 580.0 1985 Baba-Jaga Slavic forest witch.
33.0S 130.0E 1,000.0 1994 Greek/Cretan goddess of the hunt.
59.0S 17.0E 220.0 1997 Chang Xi Chinese, gave birth to twelve moons.
18.5S 230.0E 1,000.0 2003 Bengali goddess of wild animals.
Dali Chasma 17.6S 167.0E 2,077.0 1982 Georgian; goddess of hunt.
73.8N 53.8E 729.0 1985 Hausa (W.Sudan) great huntress.
Devana Chasma 16.0N 285.0E 4,600.0 1982 Czech goddess of hunting.
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.
16.5S 235.0E 1,300.0 2003 Forest maiden in myths of Luzicke Serby/Sorben/Wenden, W.Slavic group in E.Germany.
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.
56.5S 70.0E 800.0 1997 Cherokee moon deity.
9.0S 337.1E 210.0 1997 Chinese moon fairy.
48.5S 18.0E 1,100.0 1997 Dakota name of the moon and night.
10.5N 247.0E 1,800.0 2006 Oglala (Sioux) moon and sky goddess.
18.2N 254.3E 3,145.0 1982 Greek moon goddess.
6.6N 355.5E 734.0 1982 Heng-o, Chinese moon goddess.
63.7N 20.0E 415.0 1991 Hina, Hawaiian moon goddess.
10.0S 73.4E 503.0 1982 Ix Chel, Aztec wife of the Sun god; probably moon goddess.
12.2S 117.9E 650.0 2003 Jana, Roman moon goddess.
30.5S 111.1E 915.0 1982 Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
49.6N 52.1E 503.0 1985 Ketian (Siberia) ruler of forest animals.
2.5S 213.0E 1,500.0 2003 Nganasan (Taymyr Peninsula Samoyed) lunar goddess.
0.0N 85.0E 1,000.0 1997 Blackfoot/Algonquin moon goddess.
30.5N 77.9E 744.0 1985 Dravidian (India) hunting goddess.
58.8S 21.8E 470.0 1997 Mordovian (Volga River Finn) forest mistress.
56.2N 50.6E 581.0 1985 Marian (Volga Finn) forest goddess.
12.0S 99.5E 890.0 1982 Mbundu goddess of the spirit of the hunt.
69.3N 36.8E 697.0 1985 Lithuanian main forest goddess.
26.0N 267.5E 530.0 1997 Roman moon goddess.
0.8S 215.0E 800.0 2003 E.Slavic forest deity, daughter of the forest father Leshiy and the swamp deity Kikimora.
46.2N 89.3E 606.0 1985 Medeina, Lithuanian forest goddess.
51.0N 50.7E 506.0 1985 Meža māte, Latvian forest goddess.
78.3N 316.5E 610.0 1985 Mansi (Siberia) forest maiden.
39.5N 247.3E 244.0 1997 Norse Valkyrie.Changed from Mist Fossae.
68.9N 24.6E 317.0 1985 Czech moon goddess.
51.9N 56.1E 464.0 1985 Mots Avarian (Caucasus) moon goddess.
4.0N 316.5E 450.0 1997 Thaichang/White Thai (Vietnam) moon goddess.
42.0S 208.5E 650.0 1997 Olapa Massai (Kenya, Tanzania) moon goddess.
20.0S 255.0E 11,000.0 1982 Parga Nenets (Samoyed) forest witch.(Feature extent expanded in 2001.)
20.0S 287.0E 500.0 1997 Pinga Inuit goddess of hunt; moon god Igaluk is subordinate to her.
23.7S 127.3E 973.0 1982 Quilla Inca moon goddess.
10.5S 267.0E 950.0 2000 Rabie Wemale (E.Indonesia) moon goddess.
15.0S 106.0E 840.0 2003 Nivkhan (Sakhalin Island) "lunar woman."
51.5S 100.0E 400.0 1997 Reitia Italian (Venetian) healthcare and hunting goddess.
63.5S 26.0E 430.0 1997 Korean moon deity, sun's wife.
64.0S 11.0E 350.0 1997 Kumyk (Daghestan) forest spirit.
60.0S 125.0E 600.0 1997 Tellervo Finnish maiden of woods.
13.0N 206.0E 1,100.0 1997 Tkashi-mapa Georgian forest goddess.
61.6S 35.0E 600.0 1997 Haida (NW Coast) friendly spirit of forest underworld – grandma mouse.
71.3N 27.0E 346.0 1985 Lezghin (Caucasus) moon goddess.
16.5S 124.0E 1,700.0 1982 Mordvinian forest mother.
75.6N 341.6E 742.0 1985 Saami-Lapp forest goddess.
54.0S 70.0E 1,300.0 1997 Purépecha (Mexico) moon goddess.
9.0N 212.0E 900.0 1997 Zewana W.Slavic/Polish hunting goddess.
18.5N 271.0E 1,300.0 1997 , Lithuanian hunting goddess.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Feature was renamed or determined to be part of another feature

References[]

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