# Terra

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'''Terra''' may often refer to:
* [Terra (mythology)](/source/Terra_(mythology)), primeval Roman goddess
* An alternate name for planet [Earth](/source/Earth), as well as the Latin name for the planet

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'''Terra''' may also refer to:
==Geography==
=== Astronomy ===
* [Terra (satellite)](/source/Terra_(satellite)), a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite
* [Terrae](/source/Planetary_nomenclature), extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies
** [List of terrae on Mars](/source/List_of_terrae_on_Mars)
** [List of terrae on Venus](/source/List_of_terrae_on_Venus)
** Terra, a [highland on the Moon (Luna)](/source/list_of_lunar_features)
* [Terrestrial (disambiguation)](/source/Terrestrial_(disambiguation)), things related to land or the planet Earth

=== Latin and other ===
* ''[Terra Australis](/source/Terra_Australis)'' (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century
* ''[Terra incognita](/source/Terra_incognita)'', unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented
* ''[Terra nullius](/source/Terra_nullius)'', land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land
* [Terra preta](/source/Terra_preta) ("black earth"), a type of dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin

===Places===
* [Terra, Cyprus](/source/Terra%2C_Cyprus), a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus
* [Terra Alta, West Virginia](/source/Terra_Alta%2C_West_Virginia), a former coal town in Preston County

==Nature==
* [''Terra'' (butterfly)](/source/Terra_(butterfly)), genus
* [TERRA (biology)](/source/TERRA_(biology)), TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA: RNA resulting from telomere transcription

==People==
===Given name===
* [Han Terra](/source/Han_Terra) (born 1981), South Korean musician and inventor
* [Terra Deva](/source/Terra_Deva) (born 1976), American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and former ''Mickey Mouse Club'' member
* [Terra Findlay](/source/Terra_Findlay) (born 1990), Canadian ice dancer
* [Terra Hazelton](/source/Terra_Hazelton), Canadian broadcaster, jazz musician, and actress
* [Terra Jolé](/source/Terra_Jol%C3%A9) (born 1980), reality television personality
* [Terra Lawson-Remer](/source/Terra_Lawson-Remer) (born 1978), American politician, economist, and professor
* [Terra Lightfoot](/source/Terra_Lightfoot) (born 1986), Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
* [Terra Naomi](/source/Terra_Naomi) (born 1974), American musician and singer-songwriter
* Terra Ryzing, one of the names given to professional wrestler [Triple H](/source/Triple_H)
* [Terra Wellington](/source/Terra_Wellington), American actress
* [Terra Ziporyn](/source/Terra_Ziporyn) (born 1958), American writer and novelist

===Surname===
'''Terra''' (''Earth'' or ''land'' in Italian and Portuguese languages) is a [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) or [Italian](/source/Italian_language) surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* [Daniel J. Terra](/source/Daniel_J._Terra) (1911–1996), scientist, businessman, and art collector
* [Gabriel Terra](/source/Gabriel_Terra) (1873–1942), Uruguayan president
* [Josse van Aertrycke](/source/Josse_van_Aertrycke) (1451–1546), Flemish nobleman who settled in the [Azores](/source/Azores), Portugal, and had his name translated to '''Jorge da Terra'''
* [Osmar Terra](/source/Osmar_Terra) (born 1950) Brazilian politician and physician

===Fictional characters===
* Terra, a playable Goddess in ''[Smite](/source/Smite_(video_game))'' as a Roman Guardian
* [Terra (''Kingdom Hearts'')](/source/Terra_(Kingdom_Hearts)), a character from the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series
* [Terra (character)](/source/Terra_(character)), the name of three characters in DC Comics
* Terra, a character from the Philippine fantasy drama series ''[Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre](/source/Encantadia_Chronicles%3A_Sang'gre)''
* Terra, a character from the video game ''[Mega Man V](/source/Mega_Man_V)''
* [Terra Branford](/source/Terra_Branford), a female character from ''Final Fantasy VI''
* [Terra Grayson](/source/Invincible_(comics)), a character from ''Invincible''

==Books==
* [Terra (German science fiction)](/source/Terra_(German_science_fiction)), a science fiction series published by ''Arthur Moewig Verlag'', Munich
* ''The Terra Trilogy'', a series of novels by [Mitch Benn](/source/Mitch_Benn), consisting of ''Terra'' (2013), ''Terra's World'' (2014) and ''Terra's War'' (2021)
* [''Terra Nostra'' (novel)](/source/Terra_Nostra_(novel)) (Our Earth), a 1975 historical novel on Hispanic history by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes

==Film and television==
* [Terra Film](/source/Terra_Film), German film company
* [''La Terra'' (film)](/source/La_Terra_(film)), 2006 Italian film
* ''[Battle for Terra](/source/Battle_for_Terra)'', a 2007 science fiction animated film originally screened as ''Terra''
* Terra, in the anime ''[RahXephon](/source/RahXephon)''

==Games==
* [''Terra'' (video game)](/source/Terra_(video_game)), 1996
* Terra, a fictional universe in ''[Final Fantasy IX](/source/Final_Fantasy_IX)''
* ''Terra'', a fictional planet in ''[Crash Nitro Kart](/source/Crash_Nitro_Kart)'' (2003)

==Music==
* [Terra (band)](/source/Terra_(band)), a Japanese band
* [''Terra'' (Cronian album)](/source/Terra_(Cronian_album))
* [''Terra'' (Mariza album)](/source/Terra_(Mariza_album))
* [''Terra'' (Jenni Vartiainen album)](/source/Terra_(Jenni_Vartiainen_album))
* ''[TeRra (Live)](/source/TeRra_(Live))'', an album by TeRra Han
* [''La Terra'' (album)](/source/La_Terra_(album)), by Aktuala
* "Terra", song by Geordie Greep from the 2024 album [The New Sound](/source/The_New_Sound)

==Business and brands==
* [Terra (proposed currency)](/source/Terra_(proposed_currency)), proposed global currency
* [Terra (blockchain)](/source/Terra_(blockchain)), a blockchain on which the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies are built
* [Terra Chips](/source/Terra_Chips), a food brand owned by Hain Celestial Group
* [Terra-Gruppen](/source/Terra-Gruppen), Norwegian savings banks
* [Terra (company)](/source/Terra_(company)), Spanish multinational media and internet company
* [Nissan Terra](/source/Nissan_Terra), a sport utility vehicle manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation
* [SEAT Terra](/source/SEAT_Terra), a van variant of the SEAT Marbella
* Scout Terra, an electric pick-up truck manufactured by [Scout Motors](/source/Scout_Motors)

==See also==
* [Tellus (disambiguation)](/source/Tellus_(disambiguation))
* [Tera (disambiguation)](/source/Tera_(disambiguation))
* [Terra Alta (disambiguation)](/source/Terra_Alta_(disambiguation))
* [Terra Nova (disambiguation)](/source/Terra_Nova_(disambiguation))
* [Terrain](/source/Terrain)
* [Terran (disambiguation)](/source/Terran_(disambiguation))
* [Territory](/source/Territory)
* {{Lookfrom|Terra}}
* {{in title|Terra}}

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