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Venus Nomenclature: Dorsum, dorsa

See Dorsum, dorsa in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°

Tools Name[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLAT[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLON[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] DIAM[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] AS[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] Origin[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order]
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 47.0 212.0 800.0 5 Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -37.2 230.0 1,000.0 5 Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -30.0 189.0 1,200.0 5 Indian sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 47.9 196.5 1,708.0 5 Navajo (N. America) spirit of light and sky.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 73.0 214.0 450.0 5 Haitian rainbow spirit.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 45.5 184.0 900.0 5 Toba (Argentina) sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 63.5 232.0 800.0 5 Adygan light deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -5.0 341.0 730.0 5 E. Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 60.0 70.0 750.0 5 Arab sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -77.0 335.0 900.0 5 Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 62.0 207.0 550.0 5 Dakota name of the dawn.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -52.0 216.0 420.0 5 Armenian female solar deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -53.0 55.0 400.0 5 Eskimo weather goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 59.9 357.8 361.0 5 Lithuanian goddess of sun rays.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 49.4 25.3 859.0 5 Lithuanian dawn goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 15.0 143.0 1,200.0 5 Georgian sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 71.2 284.1 628.0 5 Vietnamese sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 30.4 36.5 807.0 5 Lithuanian evening light goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -47.0 138.0 600.0 5 Andaman Isl. moonsoon deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -19.5 105.0 550.0 5 Hungarian witch, flies over the sky. Note: Spelling changed from Boszorkany to Boszorkány March 11, 2009.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 35.9 304.0 700.0 6 Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.)
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 54.5 285.0 550.0 5 Khakasian (S. Siberia) magic bird.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -73.0 195.0 625.0 5 Chinese sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 85.6 205.9 872.0 5 Slavic goddess of day, light.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 46.8 272.6 607.0 5 South Slavic rain goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -13.5 358.0 980.0 5 Bulgarian rain deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 78.2 31.9 687.0 5 Chinese lightning goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -19.0 76.0 650.0 5 Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -45.0 199.0 1,400.0 5 Irish sun and horse goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 51.2 150.6 896.0 5 Norse, wife of supreme god Odin.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 78.5 342.0 463.0 5 Roman goddess of lightning.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 51.0 243.4 587.0 5 Greek goddess, personification of day.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 36.4 29.5 813.0 5 Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 52.7 221.3 2,050.0 5 Greek goddess of the rainbow.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 50.0 278.7 595.0 5 Moldavian witch who directed the winds.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -31.0 95.6 1,652.0 6 Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -69.5 188.0 500.0 5 Eskimo thunder deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 18.0 309.0 300.0 5 Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 59.2 55.8 589.0 5 Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -53.0 245.0 1,200.0 5 Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -14.0 334.5 220.0 5 Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -76.0 242.0 1,900.0 5 Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -50.4 61.0 1,100.0 5 Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 64.8 190.4 1,517.0 5 Latvian witch, flies in the sky.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -50.0 132.0 1,100.0 5 Roman darkness and income goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 18.5 68.5 2,000.0 5 Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 73.3 178.8 1,566.0 5 Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 24.5 149.0 500.0 5 Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 32.4 68.6 906.0 5 Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -20.0 351.5 770.0 5 Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun.

Tools Name[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLAT[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLON[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] DIAM[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] AS[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] Origin[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order]
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 16.0 31.0 1,300.0 5 E. Slavic snowstorm deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -66.0 249.0 950.0 5 Navajo rainbow goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -72.5 213.0 1,125.0 5 Ugandan sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -54.0 238.0 600.0 5 Mongolian sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -71.5 258.0 800.0 5 Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 39.7 138.8 1,937.0 5 Greek cloud goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -10.0 354.0 550.0 5 Ukrainian night deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 65.0 163.0 450.0 5 Wintun (California) light goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -53.0 212.0 2,200.0 5 Hopi snow maiden ('kachina').
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -72.0 152.0 300.0 5 Tibetan goddess of boundless light.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 6.0 37.0 400.0 5 Tajik deity of frost and cold wind.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 67.5 240.0 1,200.0 5 Greek goddess of whirlwind.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -58.5 79.0 550.0 5 Yoruba rainbow deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 21.5 157.5 480.0 5 Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 58.2 207.7 1,254.0 5 Greek dew goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 5.0 179.5 1,500.0 5 E. Slavic witch, corn fields deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -65.0 225.0 650.0 5 Andaman Isl. moonsoon wind deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -69.0 246.0 950.0 5 Latvian witch.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -55.0 222.0 2,200.0 5 Georgian main witch.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 58.0 25.2 447.0 5 Estonian sky maiden.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -58.0 206.0 1,375.0 5 Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 75.9 8.0 514.0 5 Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 37.0 297.0 800.0 5 E. Slavic night and dreams deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 31.2 106.9 478.0 5 Babylonian sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -73.0 228.0 650.0 5 Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 66.5 171.0 1,800.0 5 Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -43.5 193.5 700.0 5 Celtic sky goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -40.0 237.0 900.0 5 Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -73.5 325.0 950.0 5 Latvian witch.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -53.0 134.0 500.0 5 Norse sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 71.7 209.0 981.0 5 Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 79.4 81.3 975.0 5 Hungarian wind mother. Note: Spelling changed from Sel-Anya June 25, 2008.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 81.4 47.1 1,079.0 5 Etruscan dawn goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 56.0 225.0 1,000.0 5 Hopi goddess of darkness.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -51.0 239.0 1,500.0 5 Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 31.2 7.2 970.0 5 Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -46.0 254.0 1,100.0 5 Armenian lightning deity.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -69.0 155.0 1,000.0 5 Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina').
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 12.0 87.0 2,600.0 5 Cherokee sun goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 33.7 114.3 800.0 5 Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -4.5 351.5 400.0 5 Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -12.0 320.0 600.0 5 Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -53.2 204.0 520.0 5 Lithaunian rainbow goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 62.3 268.8 767.0 5 Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 42.0 159.0 3,345.0 5 East Slav witch.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -70.5 245.0 1,600.0 5 Latvian "wind mother".
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -6.5 163.0 700.0 5 Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -17.0 62.0 500.0 5 Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 7.0 177.0 1,200.0 5 Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 81.4 164.7 1,086.0 5 Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god.

Tools Name[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLAT[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLON[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] DIAM[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] AS[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] Origin[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order]
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 0.0 170.0 1,100.0 5 E. Slavic night lightning goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -47.5 73.5 850.0 5 W. Slavic dawn goddess.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 39.9 338.4 1,041.0 5 Moldavian dawn goddess.

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