Terrae on Venus
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Terra — an extensive landmass on Venus, out of 20 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 0.2%
Largest
10,000 km
Aphrodite Terra
Median size
8,615 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–1982
IAU approval dates
How terrae on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 terrae with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek1Slavic1Babylon1
All 3 terrae on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Terrae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 17 more features.