Dorsa
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Abe Mango Dorsa | 47.0N | 212.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god. |
Achek Dorsa | 37.2S | 230.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng. |
Aditi Dorsa | 30.0S | 189.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Indian sky goddess. |
Ahsonnutli Dorsa | 47.9N | 196.5E | 1,708.0 | 1985 | Navajo (N. America) spirit of light and sky. |
Aida-Wedo Dorsa | 73.0N | 214.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Haitian rainbow spirit. |
Akewa Dorsa | 45.5N | 184.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Toba (Argentina) sun goddess. |
Akuanda Dorsa | 63.5N | 232.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Adygan light deity. |
Alkonost Dorsa | 5.0S | 341.0E | 730.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise. |
Allat Dorsa | 60.0N | 70.0E | 750.0 | 1985 | Arab sky goddess. |
Amitolane Dorsa | 77.0S | 335.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow. |
Anpao Dorsa | 62.0N | 207.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Dakota name of the dawn. |
Arev Dorsa | 52.0S | 216.0E | 420.0 | 2000 | Armenian female solar deity. |
Asiaq Dorsa | 53.0S | 55.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Eskimo weather goddess. |
Auska Dorsum | 59.9N | 357.8E | 361.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian goddess of sun rays. |
Aušra- Dorsa | 49.4N | 25.3E | 859.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian dawn goddess. |
Barbale Dorsa | 15.0N | 143.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Georgian sun goddess. |
Ben Dorsa | 71.2N | 284.1E | 628.0 | 1985 | Vietnamese sky goddess. |
Bezlea Dorsa | 30.4N | 36.5E | 807.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian evening light goddess. |
Biliku Dorsa | 47.0S | 138.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon deity. |
Boszorkany Dorsa | 19.5S | 105.0E | 550.0 | 2003 | Hungarian witch, flies over the sky. |
Breksta Dorsa | 35.9N | 304.0E | 700.0 | 1985 | Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.) |
Charykh-Keyok Dorsa | 54.5N | 285.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Khakasian (S. Siberia) magic bird. |
Chih Nu Dorsum | 73.0S | 195.0E | 625.0 | 1994 | Chinese sky goddess. |
Dennitsa Dorsa | 85.6N | 205.9E | 872.0 | 1985 | Slavic goddess of day, light. |
Dodola Dorsa | 46.8N | 272.6E | 607.0 | 1985 | South Slavic rain goddess. |
Dudumitsa Dorsa | 13.5S | 358.0E | 980.0 | 2000 | Bulgarian rain deity. |
Dyan-Mu Dorsa | 78.2N | 31.9E | 687.0 | 1985 | Chinese lightning goddess. |
Dylacha Dorsa | 19.0S | 76.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess. |
Etain Dorsa | 45.0S | 199.0E | 1,400.0 | 1997 | Irish sun and horse goddess. |
Frigg Dorsa | 51.2N | 150.6E | 896.0 | 1985 | Norse, wife of supreme god Odin. |
Fulgora Dorsa | 78.5 N | 342.0 E | 463.0 | 2009 | Fulgora, Roman lightning god |
Hemera Dorsa | 51.0N | 243.4E | 587.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess, personification of day. |
Hera Dorsa | 36.4N | 29.5E | 813.0 | 1985 | Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus. |
Iris Dorsa | 52.7N | 221.3E | 2,050.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess of the rainbow. |
Iyele Dorsa | 50.0N | 278.7E | 595.0 | 1985 | Moldavian witch who directed the winds. |
Juno Dorsum | 31.0S | 95.6E | 1,652.0 | 1982 | Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter. |
Kadlu Dorsa | 69.5S | 188.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Eskimo thunder deity. |
Kalm Dorsa | 18.0N | 309.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans. |
Kamari Dorsa | 59.2N | 55.8E | 589.0 | 1985 | Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god. |
Kastiatsi Dorsa | 53.0S | 245.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow. |
Khadne Dorsa | 14.0S | 334.5E | 220.0 | 1997 | Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden. |
Kotsmanyako Dorsa | 76.0S | 242.0E | 1,900.0 | 1997 | Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky. |
Kuldurok Dorsa | 50.4S | 61.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess. |
Lau-ma Dorsa | 64.8N | 190.4E | 1,517.0 | 1985 | Latvian witch, flies in the sky. |
Laverna Dorsa | 50.0S | 132.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Roman darkness and income goddess. |
Lemkechen Dorsa | 18.5N | 68.5E | 2,000.0 | 1997 | Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it. |
Lukelong Dorsa | 73.3N | 178.8E | 1,566.0 | 1985 | Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens. |
Lumo Dorsa | 24.5N | 149.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist. |
Mardezh-Ava Dorsa | 32.4N | 68.6E | 906.0 | 1985 | Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. |
Menkerot Dorsa | 20.0S | 351.5E | 770.0 | 2000 | Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun. |
Metelitsa Dorsa | 16.0N | 31.0E | 1,300.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic snowstorm deity. |
Naatse-elit Dorsa | 66.0S | 249.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Navajo rainbow goddess. |
Nambi Dorsum | 72.5S | 213.0E | 1,125.0 | 1994 | Ugandan sky goddess. |
Naran Dorsa | 54.0S | 238.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Mongolian sun goddess. |
Natami Dorsa | 71.5S | 258.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy. |
Nephele Dorsa | 39.7N | 138.8E | 1,937.0 | 1985 | Greek cloud goddess. |
Nichka Dorsa | 10.0S | 354.0E | 550.0 | 2000 | Ukrainian night deity. |
Norwan Dorsa | 65.0N | 163.0E | 450.0 | 1997 | Wintun (California) light goddess. |
Nuvakchin Dorsa | 53.0S | 212.0E | 2,200.0 | 1997 | Hopi snow maiden ('kachina'). |
Odzerchen Dorsa | 72.0S | 152.0E | 300.0 | 2000 | Tibetan goddess of boundless light. |
Ojuz Dorsa | 6.0N | 37.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Tajik deity of frost and cold wind. |
Okipeta Dorsa | 67.5N | 240.0E | 1,200.0 | 1985 | Greek goddess of whirlwind. |
Oshumare Dorsa | 58.5S | 79.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Yoruba rainbow deity. |
Oya Dorsa | 21.5N | 157.5E | 480.0 | 2003 | Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms. |
Pandrosos Dorsa | 58.2N | 207.7E | 1,254.0 | 1985 | Greek dew goddess. |
Poludnitsa Dorsa | 5.0N | 179.5E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic witch, corn fields deity. |
Pulugu Dorsa | 65.0S | 225.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon wind deity. |
Ragana Dorsa | 69.0S | 246.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Latvian witch. |
Rokapi Dorsa | 55.0S | 222.0E | 2,200.0 | 1997 | Georgian main witch. |
Salme Dorsa | 58.0N | 25.2E | 447.0 | 1991 | Estonian sky maiden. |
Saule Dorsa | 58.0S | 206.0E | 1,375.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess. |
Sel-Anya Dorsa | 79.4N | 81.3E | 975.0 | 1985 | Hungarian wind goddess. |
Semuni Dorsa | 75.9N | 8.0E | 514.0 | 1985 | Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess. |
Shishimora Dorsa | 37.0N | 297.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic night and dreams deity. |
Sige Dorsa | 31.2N | 106.9E | 478.0 | 1991 | Babylonian sky goddess. |
Siksaup Dorsa | 73.0S | 228.0E | 650.0 | 1997 | Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess. |
Sinanevt Dorsa | 66.5N | 171.0E | 1,800.0 | 1997 | Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man. |
Sirona Dorsa | 43.5S | 193.5E | 700.0 | 1997 | Celtic sky goddess. |
Sogbo Dorsa | 40.0S | 237.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god. |
Spidola Dorsa | 73.5S | 325.0E | 950.0 | 1997 | Latvian witch. |
Sunna Dorsa | 53.0S | 134.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Norse sun goddess. |
Surupa Dorsa | 71.7N | 209.0E | 981.0 | 1997 | Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain. |
Tezan Dorsa | 81.4N | 47.1E | 1,079.0 | 1985 | Etruscan dawn goddess. |
Tikoiwuti Dorsa | 56.0N | 225.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Hopi goddess of darkness. |
Tinianavyt Dorsa | 51.0S | 239.0E | 1,500.0 | 1997 | Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man. |
Tomem Dorsa | 31.2N | 7.2E | 970.0 | 1985 | Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun. |
Tsovinar Dorsa | 46.0S | 254.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Tsovinar - Armenian lightning deity. |
Tukwunag Dorsa | 69.0S | 155.0E | 1,000.0 | 1997 | Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina'). |
Unelanuhi Dorsa | 12.0N | 87.0E | 2,600.0 | 1997 | Cherokee sun goddess. |
Uni Dorsa | 33.7N | 114.3E | 800.0 | 1985 | Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno. |
Unuk Dorsa | 4.5S | 351.5E | 400.0 | 1997 | Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden. |
Urkuk Dorsa | 12.0S | 320.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden. |
Vaiva Dorsum | 53.2S | 204.0E | 520.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian rainbow goddess. |
Varma-Ava Dorsa | 62.3N | 268.8E | 767.0 | 1985 | Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. |
Vedma Dorsa | 42.0N | 159.0E | 3,345.0 | 1985 | East Slav witch. |
Vejas-mate Dorsa | 70.5S | 245.0E | 1,600.0 | 1997 | Latvian "wind mother". |
Vetsorgo Dorsum | 6.5S | 163.0E | 700.0 | 2000 | Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke. |
Wala Dorsa | 17.0S | 62.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn. |
Yalyane Dorsa | 7.0N | 177.0E | 1,200.0 | 1997 | Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light. |
Yumyn-Udyr Dorsa | 81.4N | 164.7E | 1,086.0 | 1985 | Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god. |
Zaryanitsa Dorsa | 0.0N | 170.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | E. Slavic night lightning goddess. |
Zimcerla Dorsa | 47.5S | 73.5E | 850.0 | 1997 | W. Slavic dawn goddess. |
Zorile Dorsa | 39.9N | 338.4E | 1,041.0 | 1985 | Moldavian dawn goddess. |
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