Imdr Regio (Venus)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Regio, regiones
IAU definition

A large area marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region

Diameter
1,611 km, 27 % of the radius of its body
Centre
43° S, 212° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
1982
Origin of the name

Norse giantess.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Imdr Regio.

Observed by

Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.

Observed by
Mission and instrumentProductsFirstLast
Magellan · Radar System655February 12, 1991June 30, 1992
ESA's Venus Express · Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer6,230May 15, 2006May 14, 2014

Sources

International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2676

Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

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