Venusian valleys are called by the Latin term valles, and are named after river goddesses or after words for 'Venus' in other languages.
Name | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Year named | Name origin |
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Ahsabkab Vallis | 24.0S | 79.0E | 700.0 | 2000 | Mayan name for morning Venus. |
Alajen Vallis | 3.3S | 337.1E | 200.0 | 2000 | Alajen, a Talysh river deity. |
Albys Vallis | 39.5S | 30.5E | 240.0 | 1997 | Albys, a Tuvan/Altay river deity. |
Anuket Vallis | 66.7N | 8.0E | 350.0 | 1994 | Anuket, an Egyptian river goddess. |
Apisuahts Vallis | 66.5S | 17.0E | 550.0 | 1997 | Blackfoot/Algonquian name for planet Venus. |
Austrina Vallis | 49.5S | 177.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Latvian name for planet Venus. |
Avfruvva Vallis | 2.0N | 70.0E | 70.0 | 1994 | Avfruvva, a Saami river goddess. |
Baltis Vallis | 37.3N | 161.4E | 6,000.0 | 1994 | Syrian word for planet Venus. |
Banumbirr Vallis | 7.0S | 4.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Arnhem Land Aboriginal word for planet Venus. |
Bastryk Vallis | 7.5S | 347.5E | 190.0 | 2000 | Bastryk, a Kumyk river deity. |
Bayara Vallis | 45.6N | 16.5E | 500.0 | 1994 | Dogon word for planet Venus. |
Belisama Vallis | 50.0N | 22.5E | 220.0 | 1994 | Belisama, a Celtic river goddess. |
Bennu Vallis | 1.3N | 341.2E | 710.0 | 1994 | Egyptian word for planet Venus. |
Chasca Vallis | 52.8S | 359.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Quechua name for planet Venus. |
Citlalpul Vallis | 51.8S | 187.0E | 3,160.0 | 1994 | Aztec name for planet Venus. (Name changed from Citlalpul Valles.) |
Dilbat Vallis | 55.0S | 184.0E | 420.0 | 2000 | Assyro-Babylonian name for planet Venus. |
Dzyzlan Vallis | 16.0S | 182.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Dzyzlan, an Abkhazian river goddess. |
Fara Vallis | 1.2S | 345.5E | 260.0 | 2000 | Fara, a Malagasy water goddess. |
Fetu-ao Vallis | 61.0S | 254.7E | 400.0 | 1997 | Samoan name for planet Venus. |
Fufei Vallis | 46.0N | 341.0E | 170.0 | 1997 | Fufei, a Chinese goddess of the Lo River. |
Ganga Valles | 4.8N | 53.0E | 200.0 | 2006 | Ganga, a Hindu goddess of the sacred river Ganges. |
Gendenwitha Vallis | 63.0S | 259.0E | 900.0 | 1997 | Iroquois name for planet Venus. |
Helmud Vallis | 33.9S | 171.3E | 280.0 | 1997 | Helmud, an Afghan river goddess. |
Hoku-ao Vallis | 28.0N | 166.5E | 450.0 | 1997 | Hawaiian name for planet Venus. |
Ikhwezi Vallis | 16.0N | 147.8E | 1,700.0 | 1997 | Zulu name for planet Venus. |
Jutrzenka Vallis | 27.0N | 155.8E | 970.0 | 1997 | Polish name for planet Venus. |
Kallistos Vallis | 51.1S | 21.5E | 900.0 | 1994 | Ancient Greek name for planet Venus. |
Khalanasy Vallis | 51.0S | 168.5E | 320.0 | 1997 | Khalanasy, an Azeri river mermaid. |
Kimtinh Vallis | 46.5S | 67.0E | 550.0 | 2000 | Vietnamese word for planet Venus. |
Kinsei Vallis | 13.6N | 141.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Japanese name for planet Venus. |
Koidutäht Vallis | 76.5S | 130.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Estonian name for planet Venus. |
Kumanyefie Vallis | 80.5S | 335.0E | 600.0 | 1997 | Ewe name for planet Venus. |
Ku-msong Vallis | 59.0S | 152.5E | 700.0 | 1997 | Korean name for planet Venus. |
Laidamlulum Vallis | 73.0S | 151.0E | 2,700.0 | 2000 | Maidu name for morning Venus. |
Lo Shen Valles | 12.8S | 89.6E | 225.0 | 1994 | Lo Shen, a Chinese river goddess. |
Lunang Vallis | 68.2N | 310.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Lunang, a Nuristani goddess of the Parun River. |
Lusaber Vallis | 47.5S | 164.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Armenian name for planet Venus. |
Martuv Vallis | 23.0N | 156.0E | 250.0 | 1997 | Martuv, Kyrgyz river deity. |
Matlalcue Vallis | 33.0S | 167.5E | 300.0 | 1997 | Matlalcue, an Aztec fresh water goddess. |
Merak Vallis | 63.5S | 162.0E | 200.0 | 1997 | Merak, a Baloch river deity. |
Morongo Valles | 20.0S | 111.4E | 660.0 | 2003 | Makoni name of Venus as evening star. |
Nahid Valles | 55.1S | 171.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Persian name for planet Venus. |
Nantosuelta Vallis | 61.9S | 193.0E | 320.0 | 1997 | Nantosuelta, a Celtic river goddess. |
Nepra Vallis | 1.4N | 24.2E | 350.0 | 1997 | Nepra, an East Slavic goddess of the Dnieper River. |
Ngyandu Vallis | 62.0S | 12.0E | 500.0 | 1997 | Swahili name for planet Venus. |
Nommo Valles | 40.7S | 87.3E | 200.0 | 2000 | Nommo, Dogon water deities. |
Nyakaio Vallis | 47.5N | 339.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Nyakaio, Shilluk river deity. |
Olokun Vallis | 81.5N | 269.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Olokun, Bini sea and river deity. |
Omutnitsa Vallis | 33.0N | 292.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Omutnitsa, East Slavic river deity. |
Poranica Valles | 21.0S | 178.5E | 550.0 | 1997 | Named after a supposedly Slovene word for Venus according to the official astronomical naming body, although neither Slovene dictionaries nor Slovene corpora include this word. (Name changed from Poranica Vallis.) |
Saga Vallis | 76.1N | 340.6E | 450.0 | 1994 | Saga, Norse goddess in the form of a waterfall. |
Samundra Vallis | 24.1S | 347.1E | 110.0 | 1994 | Samundra, Indian river goddess. |
Sati Vallis | 3.2N | 334.4E | 225.0 | 1994 | Sati, Egyptian river goddess. |
Sezibwa Vallis | 44.0S | 37.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Sezibwa, Ganda river spirit. |
Sholpan Vallis | 63.9S | 150.0E | 590.0 | 2003 | Kazakh and Karakalpak name of planet Venus. |
Sinann Vallis | 49.0S | 270.0E | 425.0 | 1994 | Sinann, an Irish river goddess. |
Ta'urua Vallis | 80.2S | 247.5E | 525.0 | 1994 | Tahitian word for the planet Venus. |
Tai-pe Valles | 11.0N | 156.5E | 400.0 | 1997 | Chinese name for planet Venus. |
Tan-yondozo Vallis | 41.5S | 87.0E | 800.0 | 1997 | Bashkir name for planet Venus. |
Tapati Vallis | 27.0N | 304.0E | 150.0 | 1997 | Tapati, Indian goddess of the Tapti River |
Tawera Vallis | 11.6S | 67.5E | 500.0 | 1997 | Māori name for planet Venus. |
Tingoi Vallis | 6.0N | 318.6E | 250.0 | 1997 | Tingoi, a Mandé river spirit. |
Umaga Valles | 49.0S | 152.0E | 400.0 | 1997 | Old Tagal name for planet Venus. |
Uottakh-sulus Valles | 12.5N | 239.0E | 1,100.0 | 1997 | Yakutian/Sakha name for planet Venus. |
Utrenitsa Vallis | 55.0N | 280.0E | 700.0 | 1997 | Old Russian name for planet Venus. |
Vakarine Vallis | 5.0N | 336.4E | 625.0 | 1994 | Lithuanian word for planet Venus. |
Veden-Ema Vallis | 15.0S | 141.0E | 300.0 | 1997 | Veden-Ema, a Finnish goddess of fishing. |
Vesper Vallis | 59.3S | 180.0E | 610.0 | 2000 | Latin name for evening Venus. |
Vishera Vallis | 33.1S | 161.6E | 300.0 | 2003 | Vishera, a legendary Komi-Permyak girl who turned into the Vishera River. |
Xulab Vallis | 57.5S | 186.0E | 820.0 | 1997 | Mayan name for planet Venus. |
Ymoja Vallis | 71.6S | 204.8E | 390.0 | 1994 | Ymoja, a Yoruba river goddess. |
Yuvkha Valles | 10.5N | 239.5E | 200.0 | 1997 | Yuvkha, a Turkman river spirit. |
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