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Venus Facts - NASA Science Its surface features – most named for both real and mythical women – include Ishtar Terra, a rocky, highland area around the size of Australia near the north pole, and an even larger, South-America-sized region called Aphrodite Terra that stretches across the equator
Naming Venus: An Exploration of Goddesses, Heroines, and Famous Women On Venus, nearly all 1,976 recorded features are named after famous women, female first names, heroines, or goddesses However, 45% of those names are European in origin — and only 2% come from South America
Venus - Wikipedia Most Venusian surface features are named after historical and mythological women [49] Exceptions are Maxwell Montes, named after James Clerk Maxwell, and highland regions Alpha Regio, Beta Regio, and Ovda Regio
Why Venus - EnVision - Cosmos A large number of Venus craters are named after female poets, writers, artists or scientists, such as Inge Lehmann (1888-1993), a Danish pioneer geophysicist, pictured below
The women of Venus - Axios Nearly every feature on the surface of Venus is named after a goddess, heroine or real-life famous woman This Women's History Month, take a deeper look at who we see when we look at the brightest planet in the sky
Science Notes - Student Opportunities to Name Features on Venus Since Venus was the Roman goddess of love, scientists have decided to name its features after famous females throughout history Most of the large features, like the Venusian land masses Aphrodite Terra and Ishtar Terra, have been named for love goddesses from other cultures
The Women of Venus - SC Women In Leadership Today, nearly every one of the 1,976 approved surface features on Venus is named after a famous woman, heroine or goddess More than 400 features, mostly craters, are named after real-life famous women
Landmarks on Venus to be named for women - Tampa Bay Times By international agreement, many features on Venus are named for goddesses of ancient religions and cultures, but craters and volcanic vents will be named after actual women