Regiones on Europa
8 named features carry the IAU descriptor Regio — a large area distinguished by its brightness or colour on Europa, out of 51 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
8
of 129 named places on Europa — 6.2%
Largest
2,500 km
Falga Regio
Median size
1,950 km
Across the 8 with a measured diameter
Named between
1997–2007
IAU approval dates
How regiones on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 8 regiones with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Celtic.
Celtic5Wales3
All 8 regiones on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Regiones elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 43 more features.