Terra may often refer to: *

Terra (mythology) In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, ''Tellus'' was the name of the original ear ...

, primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

, as well as the Latin name for the planet Terra may also refer to:

Geography

Astronomy

Terra (satellite) Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national, NASA scientific research satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth that takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water to understand how Earth is changing and to identify ...

, a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite * Terrae, extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies **

List of terrae on Mars A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of terrae on Venus This is a list of terrae, or major landmasses, on Venus. In accordance to the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature, they are named after goddesses of love. There are only three named terrae on Venus: *Aphrodite T ...

** Terra, a highland on the Moon (Luna)

Latin and other

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Terra Australis (Latin: '"Southern Land'") was a hypothetical continent first posited in antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. Its existence was not based on any survey or direct observation, but rather on the idea that ...

'' (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century * ''

Terra incognita ''Terra incognita'' or ''terra ignota'' (Latin "unknown land"; ''incognita'' is stressed on its second syllable in Latin, but with variation in pronunciation in English) is a term used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or do ...

'', unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented * ''

Terra nullius ''Terra nullius'' (, plural ''terrae nullius'') is a Latin expression meaning " nobody's land". It was a principle sometimes used in international law to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a state's occupation of it. : : ...

'', land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land *

Terra preta ''Terra preta'' (, locally , literally "black soil" in Portuguese) is a type of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil ( anthrosol) found in the Amazon Basin. It is also known as "Amazonian dark earth" or "Indian black earth". In Portuguese its ful ...

("black earth"), very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin

Places

* Terra, Cyprus, a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus *

Terra Alta, West Virginia Terra Alta is a town in eastern Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,415 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area. History Terra Alta was originally called Portland, and under the latter na ...

, a former coal town in Preston County

Nature

* ''Terra'' (butterfly), genus *

TERRA (biology) TERRA in biology is an abbreviation for "TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA". TERRA is RNA that is transcribed from telomeres — the repeating 6-nucleotide sequences that cap the ends of chromosomes. TERRA functions with shelterin to inhibit t ...

, TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA: RNA resulting from telomere transcription

People

Given name

Terra Deva Terra Deva McNair is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer known for her work in seasons 4 & 5 of ''The Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club.'' She has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist. Terra was born in Nort ...

, American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and former ''Mickey Mouse Club'' member *

Terra Findlay Terra Findlay (born May 3, 1990) is a French-Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for France. Personal life Findlay was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Her mother is a figure skating coach and her father and brother are hockey p ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice dancer * Terra Hazelton, Canadian broadcaster, jazz musician, and actress * Terra Jolé, reality television personality * Terra Lawson-Remer, American politician, economist, and professor * Terra Lightfoot, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter * Terra Naomi (born 1974), indie-folk singer-songwriter * Terra Wellington, American actress *Han Terra, Terra Han (born 1981), Inventor

Other

* Gabriel Terra (1873–1942), Uruguayan president * Terra Ryzing, one of the names given to professional wrestler Triple H

Fictional characters

* Terra, a playable Goddess in Smite (video game) as a Roman Guardian * Terra Branford, a female character from ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Terra (Kingdom Hearts), a male character from the video game franchise ''Kingdom Hearts'' * Terra (character), a name used by three characters in ''DC Comics''

Books

* Terra (German science fiction), a science fiction series published by ''Arthur Moewig Verlag'', Munich * ''The Terra Trilogy'', a series of Young Adult SF novels by Mitch Benn, consisting of ''Terra'' (2013), ''Terra's World'' (2014) and ''Terra's War'' (2021) * Terra Nostra (novel), ''Terra Nostra'' (novel) (Our Earth), a 1975 historical novel on Hispanic history by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes

Film and TV

* Terra Film, German film company * La Terra (film), ''La Terra'' (film), 2006 Italian film * ''Battle for Terra'', a 2007 science fiction animated movie originally screened as ''Terra'' * Terra, in the anime ''RahXephon''

Games

* Terra (video game), ''Terra'' (video game), 1996 * Terra, a fictional universe in ''Final Fantasy IX'' * Holy Terra, the name for Earth, as the capital of the Imperium of Man, in the table top strategy and RPG game Warhammer 40,000. * ''Terra'', a fictional planet in ''Crash Nitro Kart'' (2003)

Music

* Terra (band), a Japanese band * Terra (Cronian album), ''Terra'' (Cronian album) * Terra (Mariza album), ''Terra'' (Mariza album) * Terra (Jenni Vartiainen album), ''Terra'' (Jenni Vartiainen album) * ''Terra'', an album by Laura Macrì * ''TeRra (Live)'', an album by TeRra Han * La Terra (album), ''La Terra'' (album), by Aktuala

Business and brands

* Terra (currency), proposed global currency * Terra (blockchain), a blockchain on which the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies are built * Terra Chips, a food brand owned by Hain Celestial Group * Terra-Gruppen, Norwegian savings banks * Terra (company), Spanish multinational media and internet company * Nissan Terra, a sport utility vehicle manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation