Regiones on Venus
20 named features carry the IAU descriptor Regio — a large area distinguished by its brightness or colour on Venus, out of 51 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
20
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 1.0%
Largest
8,015 km
Eistla Regio
Median size
2,100 km
Across the 19 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–2000
IAU approval dates
How regiones on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 20 regiones with a recorded origin, 8 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek8Norse5American2Mari1Norway1Great Britain1Russia1Lithuania1
All 20 regiones on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Eistla Regio8,015 kmOvda Regio5,280 kmUlfrun Regio3,954 kmAtla Regio3,200 kmBeta Regio2,869 kmPhoebe Regio2,852 kmThetis Regio2,801 kmHyndla Regio2,300 kmDione Regio2,300 kmLaufey Regio2,100 kmAlpha Regio1,897 kmThemis Regio1,811 kmBell Regio1,778 kmImdr Regio1,611 kmDsonkwa Regio1,500 kmVasilisa Regio1,200 kmAsteria Regio1,131 kmNeringa Regio1,100 kmIshkus Regio1,000 kmTethus Regio66.0° N, 120.0° E
Regiones elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 31 more features.