Planitiae on Venus
41 named features carry the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Venus, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
41
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 2.1%
Largest
7,520 km
Guinevere Planitia
Median size
2,600 km
Across the 41 with a measured diameter
Named between
1982–1997
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 41 planitiae with a recorded origin, 30 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek4Finland3Slavic2Russia2Eskimo2Lithuania2Australia2Georgia2
All 41 planitiae on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Guinevere Planitia7,520 kmGaniki Planitia5,160 kmNiobe Planitia5,008 kmAino Planitia4,985 kmHelen Planitia4,360 kmKawelu Planitia3,910 kmBereghinya Planitia3,900 kmHinemoa Planitia3,700 kmRusalka Planitia3,600 kmSedna Planitia3,570 kmFonueha Planitia3,000 kmTahmina Planitia3,000 kmLeda Planitia2,890 kmLavinia Planitia2,820 kmDzerassa Planitia2,800 kmUndine Planitia2,800 kmSnegurochka Planitia2,775 kmAkhtamar Planitia2,700 kmLowana Planitia2,700 kmLlorona Planitia2,600 kmWawalag Planitia2,600 kmTinatin Planitia2,500 kmLouhi Planitia2,440 kmTilli Hanum Planitia2,300 kmVellamo Planitia2,155 kmImapinua Planitia2,100 kmKanykey Planitia2,100 kmNavka Planitia2,100 kmNsomeka Planitia2,100 kmAtalanta Planitia2,050 kmZhibek Planitia2,000 kmAudra Planitia1,900 kmLaimdota Planitia1,800 kmVinmara Planitia1,635 kmSogolon Planitia1,600 kmAlma Merghen Planitia1,500 kmMugazo Planitia1,500 kmAibarchin Planitia1,200 kmGunda Planitia1,200 kmLibuse Planitia1,200 kmNuptadi Planitia1,200 km
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 42 more features.