List of craters on Venus

This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after famous women or female first names. (For features on Venus other than craters see, list of montes on Venus and List of coronae on Venus.)

As of 2017, there are 900 named craters on Venus, fewer than the lunar and Martian craters but more than on Mercury.

Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto (141), Ganymede (131), Rhea (128), Vesta (90), Ceres (90), Dione (73), Iapetus (58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and Europa (41). For a full list, see List of craters in the Solar System.

A Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref Abigail 18.4 1994 Hebrew first name Abika 14.5 1994 Mari first name Abington 21.7 1994 Frances Abington, British actress Abra 7.2 1997 Ewe first name Adaiah 18 1994 Hebrew first name Adamson 27.2 1994 Joy Adamson, Austrian naturalist Addams 87 1994 Jane Addams, American social reformer Adivar 30.3 1991 Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author Adzoba 10 1997 Ewe first name Aethelflaed 20 1994 Ethelfleda, Mercian queen Afiba 9.5 1997 Ewe first name Afiruwa 5.2 1997 Hausa first name Aftenia 7 1997 Moldavian first name Afua 10 1997 Akan first name Aglaonice 63.7 1991 Aglaonice, Ancient Greek astronomer Agnesi 42.4 1991 Maria Agnesi, Italian mathematician Agoe 6.3 1997 Ewe first name Agrippina 38.6 1991 Agrippina the Elder, Roman empress Ahava 10.4 1997 Hebrew first name Aigul 6 1997 Kalmykia first name Ailar 8.2 1997 Turkman first name Aimee 17 1994 French first name Aisha 10.6 1997 Arabic first name Aita 14 1994 Estonian first name Akeley 23.4 1994 Delia Akeley, American explorer Akhmatova 41.4 1985 Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet Akiko 17.4 1994 Yosano Akiko, Japanese poet Akosua 6.2 1997 Akan first name Aksentyeva 42.5 1994 Zinaida Aksentyeva, Russian astronomer Akuba 5.5 1997 Ewe first name Al-Taymuriyya 19 1991 Ayesha Al-Taymuriyya, Egyptian author Alcott 66 1991 Louisa May Alcott, American author Alima 10.3 1994 Arabic first name Alimat 13.5 1994 Osset first name Alina 3.7 2009 Short form of French first name Adeline/Adelaide Alison 14.4 1994 Irish first name Alma 16.8 1994 Kazakh first name Almeida 15.5 1985 Portuguese first name Altana 6 1997 Kalmyk first name Amalasuntha 15.4 1991 Amalasuntha, Ostrogoth queen Amanda 12.5 1997 Latin first name Amaya 34.5 1991 Carmen Amaya, Spanish dancer Amelia 3.3 2009 Latin first name Amenardes 27.9 1991 Amenardes, Egyptian princess Aminata 9.7 1997 Mandinka first name Anaxandra 20.4 1994 Anaxandra, Ancient Greek artist Andami 28.9 1991 Azar Andami, Iranian physician and researcher Andreianova 66.1 1994 Elena Andreianova, Russian ballerina Anicia 38.2 1991 Anicia, Ancient Greek physician and poet Annia Faustina 23.4 1991 Faustina the Younger, Roman empress Antonina 13.8 1985 Russian first name Anush 12.7 1994 Armenian and Persian first name Anya 18.1 1985 Russian first name Ariadne 23.6 1985 Greek first name Asmik 19.5 1994 Armenian first name Astrid 10.5 1991 Scandinavian first name Audrey 15.2 1994 English first name Aurelia 31.1 1991 Aurelia, mother of Julius Caesar Austen 45.1 1994 Jane Austen, British novelist Avene 10 1997 Akan first name Avviyar 20.6 1991 Avviyar, ancient Tamil poet Ayana 13.8 1994 Altay first name Ayashe 6.7 1997 Hausa first name Ayisatu 7 1997 Fula first name

B Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref Bachira 7.3 1997 Algerian first name Badarzewska 29.6 1991 Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer Bahriyat 5 1997 Kumyk first name Baker 109 1994 Josephine Baker, American dancer Bakisat 7.4 1997 Chechen first name Balch 40 1994 Emily Balch, American economist Ban Zhao 39 1991 Ban Zhao, Chinese historian Baranamtarra 25.5 1994 Baranamtarra, Mesopotamian queen Barauka 12.9 1997 Hausa first name Barrera 27 1991 Oliva Sabuco, Spanish medical writer Barrymore 56.6 1994 Ethel Barrymore, American actress Barsova 76 1985 Valeria Barsova, Soviet singer Barto 48 1985 Agniya Barto, Soviet poet Barton 52.2 1991 Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder Bascom 34.6 1994 Florence Bascom, American geologist Bashkirtseff 36.2 1994 Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter and diarist Bassi 31 1991 Laura Bassi, Italian physicist Bathsheba 32.3 1994 Bathsheba, Hebrew queen Batten 65 2000 Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator Batya 9.3 1997 Hebrew first name Beecher 40.4 1994 Catharine Beecher, American author Behn 25.4 1991 Aphra Behn, British writer Bender 39.8 1997 Heidi Julia Bender, American child author and artist Berggolts 29.5 1994 Olga Berggolts, Russian poet Bernadette 12.8 1994 French first name Bernhardt 25.3 1985 Sarah Bernhardt, French actress Bernice 12.6 1997 Greek first name Berta 20 1985 Finnish first name Bette 7.2 1994 German first name Bickerdyke 36.3 1994 Mary Ann Bickerdyke, American nurse Bineta 10.7 1997 Mandinka first name Birute 22.3 1991 Lithuanian first name Blackburne 30.5 1994 Anna Blackburne, British biologist Blanche 12.3 2000 French first name Blixen 20.8 1991 Karen Blixen, Danish writer Bly 18.7 1994 Nellie Bly, American journalist Boivin 20.4 1994 Marie Boivin, French medical researcher Boleyn 70.4 1994 Anne Boleyn, English queen Bonnevie 92.2 1991 Kristine Bonnevie, Norwegian biologist Bonnin 28.5 1994 Gertrude Bonnin, aka Zitkala-Sa, Lakota social reformer Boulanger 71.5 1991 Nadia Boulanger, French pianist Bourke-White 33.6 1991 Margaret Bourke-White, American photo-journalist Boyd 22 1994 Louise Arner Boyd, American explorer Boye 28 1994 Karin Boye, Swedish writer Bradstreet 36 1994 Anne Bradstreet, American poet Bridgit 10 1991 Irish first name Brooke 22.9 1985 Frances Brooke, English novelist Browning 23.4 1985 Elizabeth Browning, British poet Bryce 23.9 1994 Lucy Bryce, Australian medical pioneer Buck 21.8 1991 Pearl S. Buck, American writer Budevska 18 1991 Adriana Budevska, Bulgarian actress. Bugoslavskaya 29.9 1994 Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya, Soviet astronomer.

C Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref Caccini 38.1 1994 Francesca Caccini, Italian composer Caitlin 14.7 1994 Irish first name Caiwenji 22.6 1994 Cai Wenji, Chinese poet Caldwell 51 1994 Taylor Caldwell, American author Callas 33.8 1991 Maria Callas, American singer Callirhoe 33.8 1991 Callirhoe, Greek sculptor Caroline 18 1994 French first name Carr 31.9 1994 Emily Carr, Canadian artist Carreno 57 1991 Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan pianist Carson 38.8 1991 Rachel Carson, American biologist Carter 17.5 1994 Maybelle Carter, American singer Castro 22.9 1994 Rosalía de Castro, Galician poet Cather 24.6 1985 Willa Cather, American novelist Centlivre 28.8 1994 Susanna Centlivre, English actress Chapelle 22 1991 Georgette Chapelle, American journalist Chechek 7.2 1997 Tuvan first name Chiyojo 40.2 1991 Chiyojo, Japanese poet Chloe 18.6 1994 Greek first name Cholpon 6.3 1997 Kyrgyz first name Christie 23.3 1985 Agatha Christie, English author Chubado 7 1997 Fulbe first name Clara 3.2 2000 Latin first name Clementina 4 2006 Portuguese form of Clementine, French first name Cleopatra 105 1982 Cleopatra, Egyptian queen Cline 38 1994 Patsy Cline, American singer Clio 11.4 1997 Greek first name Cochran 100 1985 Jacqueline Cochran, American aviator Cohn 18.3 1994 Carola Cohn, Australian artist Colleen 13.5 1994 Irish first name Comnena 19.5 1994 Anna Comnena, Byzantine princess and writer Conway 49.3 1994 Lady Anne Finch Conway, English natural scientist Cori 56.1 1991 Gerty Cori, Czech biochemist Corinna 19.2 1994 Corinna, Greek poet Corpman 46 1994 Elisabeth Koopman Hevelius, Polish astronomer Cortese 27.7 1994 Isabella Cortese, Italian physician Cotton 48.1 1985 Eugénie Cotton, French physicist Cunitz 48.6 1991 Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer Cynthia 15.9 1991 Greek first name

D Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref d'Este 21.6 1994 Isabella d'Este, Italian noblewoman Dado 11.2 1997 Fulbe first name Dafina 5.5 1997 Albanian first name Danilova 48.8 1991 Maria Danilova and Alexandra Danilova, Russian ballet dancers Danute 12.3 1994 Lithuanian first name Daphne 15.5 1994 Greek first name Darline 13 1994 Anglo-Saxon first name Dashkova 45.1 1985 Yekatrina Dashkova, Russian philologist Datsolalee 17.5 1994 Datsolalee, Washoe artist de Ayala 19 1994 Josefa de Ayala, Spanish painter de Beausoleil 28.2 1994 Martine de Beausoleil, French earth science researcher de Beauvoir 52.5 1991 Simone de Beauvoir, French writer de Lalande 21.3 1991 Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, French astronomer de Staël 25 1994 Anne de Staël, French writer De Witt 20.7 1994 Lydia De Witt, American pathologist Deborah 9.7 1997 Hebrew first name Defa 8.5 1997 Fulbe first name Degu 5.5 1997 Adygan first name Deken 48 1985 Agatha Deken, Dutch novelist Deledda 32 1985 Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist Delilah 18.5 1994 Hebrew first name Deloria 31.9 1991 Ella Deloria, Sioux Anthropologist Dena 2.4 2000 Lithuanian first name Denise 2 2006 Greek first name Devorah 4.8 1994 Hebrew first name Devorguilla 22.9 1991 Devorguilla Irish heroine Dheepa 4.7 2000 Indian first name Dickinson 67.5 1985 Emily Dickinson, American poet Dinah 15.6 1994 Hebrew first name Dix 63.3 1994 Dorothea Dix, American social activist Dolores 12.6 1985 Spanish first name Domnika 6.7 1997 Moldavian first name Doris 14.5 1994 Greek first name Dorothy 8.4 1997 Greek first name du Chatelet 18.5 1994 Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician, physicist Duncan 40.3 1985 Isadora Duncan, American dancer Dunghe 5.5 1997 Kalmyk first name Durant 21.1 1994 Ariel Durant, American writer Duse 30.4 1994 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress Dyasya 7.8 1997 Nganasan (Samoyed) first name

E Crater Coordinates Diameter(km) ApprovalYear Eponym Ref Edgeworth 29 1985 Maria Edgeworth, Irish writer Edinger 33.3 1994 Tilly Edinger, American geologist Efimova 26.5 1985 Nina Simonovich-Efimova, Soviet painter Eila 9.5 1997 Finnish first name Eileen 16.1 1994 Irish first name Eini 5.9 1997 Finnish first name Elena 17.6 1994 Italian first name Elenora 4.5 2003 German first name (variation of Eleanor) Elizabeth 10.5 1997 Hebrew first name Ellen 14.6 1997 German first name Elma 10.2 1997 Finnish first name Elza 18 1994 Latvian first name Emilia 12.5 1997 Swedish first name Emma 11.8 1997 German first name Enid 9.2 1997 Celtic first name Erika 10.5 1985 Hungarian, German first name Erin 13.6 1994 Irish first name Erinna 33.8 1994 Erinna, ancient Greek poet Erkeley 8 1997 Altai first name Ermolova 60.9 1985 Maria Yermolova, Russian actress Erxleben 31.6 1991 Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, German physician Escoda 19.6 1994 Josefa Llanes Escoda, Philippine social reformer Esmeralda 9.8 1997 Roma first name Estelle 18.8 1994 Latin first name Esterica 3.6 2003 Romanian first name Esther 17.6 1994 Persian first name Eudocia 27.5 1994 Aelia Eudocia, ancient Roman noblewoman Eugenia 6 1997 Greek first name Evangeline 16 1994 Greek first name Evelyn 18 1997 Celtic first name Evika 20.3 1994 Tatar first name Ezraela 7.8 1997 Hebrew first name

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