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Terra (mythology) In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, mythology, Tellus, Terra or Tierra ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Roman Empire, Imperi ...

, primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

, 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 scientific research satellite operated by NASA in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water to understand how Earth is changing and to ...

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

List of terrae on Mars The following is a list of regions on Mars given the name Terra (pl. Terrae). Most cover large, rugged areas, often including outflow channels, cratering, and " chaos terrain". They may be contrasted with the Planitia (e.g., Amazonis Planitia) an ...

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 ...

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

Terrestrial (disambiguation) Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth, as opposed to extraterrestrial. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on o ...

, things related to land or the planet Earth

Latin and other

* ''

Terra Australis (Latin for ) 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 continental l ...

'' (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 d ...

'', 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". Since the nineteenth century it has occasionally been used in international law as a principle to justify claims that territory may be acquired ...

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

Terra preta ''Terra preta'' (, literally "black soil" in Portuguese language, Portuguese), also known as Amazonian dark earth or Indian black earth, is a type of very dark, fertile human impact on the environment, anthropogenic soil (anthrosol) found in the ...

("black earth"), a type of dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin

Places

Terra, Cyprus Terra ( []; or ) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 1 km north of Kritou Terra. Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited exclusively by Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, 329 Turkish Cypriots were living in Terra. , it had a pop ...

, a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus * Terra Alta, West Virginia, a former coal town in Preston County

Nature

* ''Terra'' (butterfly), genus * TERRA (biology), TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA: RNA resulting from telomere transcription

People

Given name

Terra Deva Terra Deva McNair (born June 22, 1976) is an American singer, actress, and dancer, best known for performing on seasons 4 and 5 of Disney Channel's ''The All New Mickey Mouse Club''.'' Biography Deva was born in San Jose, California on June 22, ...

(born 1976), 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 ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice dancer * Terra Hazelton, Canadian broadcaster, jazz musician, and actress * Terra Jolé (born 1980), reality television personality *

Terra Lawson-Remer Terra Eve Lawson-Remer (born July 1978) is an American educator and politician serving as vice chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (US), Democratic Party, she has represented District 3 ...

(born 1978), American politician, economist, and professor *

Terra Lightfoot Terra Lightfoot (born August 1986) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario who has released four albums with the independent music label Sonic Unyon Recording Company

(born 1986), Canadian musician and singer-songwriter *

Terra Naomi Terra Naomi Englebardt is an American indie folk singer-songwriter, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible" on the video sharing site YouTube. Originally from New York State, but currently based in Los Angeles, she ...

(born 1974), American musician and singer-songwriter *

Terra Wellington Terra Wellington is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is also an environmental and wellness advocate, published author, and has been a U.S. columnist and magazine editor. Early life Wellington grew up in both the Western U.S. states ...

, American actress *

Han Terra Han Terra (; born March 30, 1982) is a South Korean–born inventor, composer and musician. She was a child prodigy and was performing by age 6 as a Korean kayageum player beginning her training at the age of 4. She has invented a 24-stringed ...

(born 1981), South Korean musician and inventor

Other

Gabriel Terra José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas (August 1, 1873 – September 15, 1942) was a Uruguayan lawyer and statesman who served as the 26th constitutional president of Uruguay from 1931 to 1933 and as dictator until 1938. He led a traditionalist and ...

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

Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (; born July 27, 1969), also known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as its chief content officer. Levesque began his wres ...

Fictional characters

* Terra, a playable Goddess in '' Smite'' as a Roman Guardian * Terra (''Kingdom Hearts''), a character from the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series *

Terra (character) Terra is the name used by multiple fictional superheroines published by DC Comics. The first Terra, Tara Markov, joins the Teen Titans as a double agent for the supervillain Deathstroke. Markov was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and ...

, the name of three characters in DC Comics * Terra, a character from the video game ''

Mega Man V ''Mega Man V'' is an action- platform video game developed by Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom for the Game Boy. It is the fifth game in the handheld series of the '' Mega Man'' franchise. The game follows the adventures of the ...

'' *

Terra Branford Terra Branford, known as in Japanese media, is a character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series and the main protagonist of ''Final Fantasy VI''. Yoshitaka Amano and Tetsuya Nomura designed her for the main series installment, with Kazuko Shibuya de ...

, a female character from ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Terra Grayson, a character from ''Invincible''

Books

Terra (German science fiction) ''Terra'' is a series of science fiction novels published by ''Arthur Moewig Verlag'', Munich. Together with the ''Utopia'' series of the rival publisher ''Erich Pabel Verlag'', Rastatt the ''Terra'' series were the most important science fiction ...

, a science fiction series published by ''Arthur Moewig Verlag'', Munich * ''The Terra Trilogy'', a series of novels by

Mitch Benn Mitchell John Benn (born 20 January 1970) is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC Radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme '' The Now Show'', and h ...

, consisting of ''Terra'' (2013), ''Terra's World'' (2014) and ''Terra's War'' (2021) * ''Terra Nostra'' (novel) (Our Earth), a 1975 historical novel on Hispanic history by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes

Film and television

Terra Film Terra Film was a Berlin-based film production company. Founded in 1919, it became one of Germany's largest film production companies in the 1930s under the Nazi regime. Corporate history The company was founded at end of 1919, initially as a limi ...

, German film company * ''La Terra'' (film), 2006 Italian film * ''

Battle for Terra ''Battle for Terra'', originally screened as ''Terra'', is a 2007 American animated Action film, action-Adventure film, adventure science fiction film, based on the short film ''Terra'', about a race of beings on a peaceful alien planet who face d ...

'', a 2007 science fiction animated film originally screened as ''Terra'' * Terra, in the anime ''

RahXephon is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His li ...

Games

* ''Terra'' (video game), 1996 * Terra, a fictional universe in ''

Final Fantasy IX is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth game in the main ''Final Fantasy'' series. The plot focuses on a wa ...

'' * ''Terra'', a fictional planet in ''

Crash Nitro Kart ''Crash Nitro Kart'' is a 2003 kart racing game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Universal Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance, with abridged ports later released in 2004 for the ...

'' (2003)

Music

* Terra (band), a Japanese band * ''Terra'' (Cronian album) * ''Terra'' (Mariza album) * ''Terra'' (Jenni Vartiainen album) * '' TeRra (Live)'', an album by TeRra Han * ''La Terra'' (album), by Aktuala * "Terra", song by Geordie Greep from the 2024 album

The New Sound ''The New Sound'' is the debut solo studio album by English musician Geordie Greep, released on 4 October 2024 on Rough Trade Records. The album was produced by Black Midi touring and session member Seth Evans, with co-production from Greep. The ...

Business and brands

Terra (proposed currency) Terra (the Trade Reference Currency, TRC) is the name of a proposed "world currency". The concept was revived by Belgian economist and expert on monetary systems Bernard Lietaer in 2001, based on a similar proposal from the 1930s. The currency ...

, proposed global currency * Terra (blockchain), a blockchain on which the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies are built *

Terra Chips Terra Chips is an American brand of root vegetable chips. Launched in 1990, the brand is owned by Hain Celestial Group The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. is an international food and personal-care company based in the United States. Its products ...

, a food brand owned by Hain Celestial Group *

Terra-Gruppen Eika Gruppen, formerly Terra-Gruppen, branded as Terra is a strategic alliance among 77 local Norwegian savings banks that co-ordinates work within the areas defined as falling within the alliance. The group supplies products and services to bank ...

, Norwegian savings banks *

Terra (company) Terra was a Spanish Internet multinational company owned by Telefónica. It was headquartered in Spain and had offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Peru. Part of the Telefónica Group (the former Spanish public tele ...

, Spanish multinational media and internet company * Nissan Terra, a sport utility vehicle manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation *

SEAT Terra The SEAT Marbella (codenamed ''141A'') was a Badge engineering, badge-engineered Fiat Panda produced by SEAT from 1980 to 1986 (initially called the SEAT Panda), in the company's Landaben plant in the Spanish city of Pamplona (from February 1980 u ...

, a van variant of the SEAT Marbella