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 ea ...

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

Latin and other

* ''

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 f ...

("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 Nor ...

, American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and former ''Mickey Mouse Club'' member * Terra Findlay (born 1990), Canadian ice dancer *

Terra Hazelton Terra Hazelton is a Canadian jazz musician, broadcaster and actress. Raised in Calgary, Hazelton began studying theatre with the Loose Moose Theatre Company as a teenager. She later moved to Toronto to pursue opportunities in theatre, discovering ...

, Canadian broadcaster, jazz musician, and actress * Terra Jolé, reality television personality * Terra Lawson-Remer, 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

, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter *

Terra Naomi Terra Naomi is an 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 writes and performs ...

(born 1974), indie-folk singer-songwriter *

Terra Wellington Terra Wellington is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is known for her portrayals of sophisticated women in peril, distress, or vulnerable situations, and works predominantly in independent films. Her writing and creative producing i ...

, American actress * Terra Han (born 1981), Inventor

Other

Gabriel Terra José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas ( Montevideo, 1 August 1873 - Montevideo, 15 September 1942) was a lawyer and politician of batllista origin in Uruguay, and advisor to all Uruguayan governments on diplomatic, Economic and financial issu ...

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

Triple H Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler currently serving as the chief content officer for WWE. He is widely regarded as ...

Fictional characters

* Terra, a playable Goddess in

Smite (video game) ''Smite'' is a 2014 free-to-play, third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna.Terra Branford Terra Branford, known as in Japanese, is a fictional 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 Shibu ...

, a female character from ''

Final Fantasy VI also known as ''Final Fantasy III'' from its initial North American release, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Final Fantasy'' ...

'' *

Terra (Kingdom Hearts) is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise ''Kingdom Hearts'', prominently featured in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as one of the game's three playable protagonists. He appears in-game as a pupil of Master Eraqus who ...

, a male character from the video game franchise ''Kingdom Hearts'' *

Terra (character) Terra is the name used by three fictional superheroines published by DC Comics. The first Terra, Tara Markov, is an antiheroine eventually revealed to actually be a supervillainess working as a double agent. She was created by Marv Wolfman and Ge ...

, a name used by three characters in ''DC Comics''

Books

Terra (German science fiction) ''Terra'' is the name of a science fiction series 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 ficti ...

, a science fiction series published by ''Arthur Moewig Verlag'', Munich * ''The Terra Trilogy'', a series of Young Adult SF 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 TV

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 li ...

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

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

'', a 2007 science fiction animated movie 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 l ...

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 for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth game in the main '' Final Fantasy'' series. The plot focuses on a war between nations in a medieval fantasy world cal ...

'' * 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 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

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

Crash Nitro Kart ''Crash Nitro Kart'' is a 2003 kart racing game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance; versions for the N-Gage and mobile phones were released in 2004. It is the second racing game in the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series after ' ...

'' (2003)

Music

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

Business and brands

Terra (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 currenc ...

, 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 The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. is an American food company whose main focus is natural foods and botanically-based personal care products. Its products range from herbal teas, sold by its Celestial Seasonings brand to snacks offered through its Te ...

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 banks ...

, Norwegian savings banks *

Terra (company) Terra is a Spanish Internet multinational company owned by Telefónica, with headquarters in Spain and offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Peru. Part of Telefónica Group (the former Spanish public telephone monop ...

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