Asteria Regio is a region on the planet Venus. It is bordered on the southeast by Phoebe Regio. It is located in the Hecate Chasma (v28) quadrangle.[1]

Asteria Regio
Asteria Regio and Phoebe Regio, as imaged by the Magellan spacecraft. Asteria Regio is in the northwest, Phoebe Regio in the southeast.
Feature typeRegio/region
Coordinates21°36′N 267°30′E / 21.6°N 267.5°E / 21.6; 267.5
Diameter1,137 KM
EponymAsteria, Greek titaness

References edit

  1. ^ "Planetary names: Regio, regiones: Asteria Regio on Venus". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2015.