Hesperia or Hesperian may refer to:

Geology

* The

Hesperian The Hesperian is a system (stratigraphy), geologic system and geologic timescale, time period on the planet Mars characterized by widespread Volcanology of Mars, volcanic activity and catastrophic flooding that carved immense outflow channels acr ...

, a geologic system and time period on the planet Mars *

Hesperian Massif The Hesperian Massif (also known as the Iberian, Hesperic, or Hercynian Massif, or Meseta block) is the pre-Mesozoic core of the Iberian Peninsula. Roughly covering the western half of the Peninsula, it includes all its Precambrian and Paleozoic ...

, the pre-Mesozoic core of the Iberian Peninsula in western Europe

Literature

* ''Hesperia'' (journal), an academic journal of Classical archaeology *

Hesperia (mythology) In Greek mythology, Hesperia (Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερια) or Hesperie, may refer to the following characters and places: *Asterope (Hesperide), Hesperia, one of the Hesperides; in some versions, the daughter of Hesperus. in * Hesperia, also ...

, various people and places in Greek mythology *

Hesperia (poem) ''Hesperia: A Poem'' is a lengthy verse volume by Richard Henry Wilde (1789–1847), an Irish-American lawyer, and first edited and published by his son in 1867. The title work is described as "a nationalistic poem in four cantos", named as "Florid ...

, 1867 book-length verse epic by Richard Henry Wilde

Places

* Hesperia, ancient name for both the

Iberian Iberian refers to Iberia. Most commonly Iberian refers to: *Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. The term ''Iberian'' is also used to refer to anything pertaining to the fo ...

and the Italian Peninsula, used by both the Greeks and the Romans

United States

Hesperia, California Hesperia () is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located north of downtown San Bernardino in Victor Valley and surrounded by the Mojave Desert. Because of its relatively high elevation and the unique and moderat ...

, a city in the United States * Hesperia, Iowa, a former name for

Burnside, Iowa Burnside is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, Webster County, Iowa, United States. Burnside has a post office with the ZIP code 50521. History Present-day Burnside was laid out as a town named Buchanan on J ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Hesperia, Michigan Hesperia is a village in Newaygo and Oceana Counties in the U.S. state of Michigan; it is also the only village in Newaygo County. About half of the village lies in Newfield Township in Oceana County and half in Denver Township in Newaygo Coun ...

, a village in the United States

Space

69 Hesperia 69 Hesperia is a large, M-type main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli on April 29, 1861 from Milan, while he was searching for the recently discovered 63 Ausonia. It was his only asteroid discovery ...

, an asteroid *

Hesperia Planum Hesperia Planum is a broad lava plain in the southern highlands of the planet Mars. The plain is notable for its moderate number of impact craters and abundant wrinkle ridges. It is also the location of the ancient volcano Tyrrhena Mons ( Tyrrh ...

, a region of Mars

Organisations

Hesperia Hotels NH Hotel Group is a Spanish hotel chain headquartered in Madrid, Spain that operates over 350 hotels in 35 countries. The group operates under the umbrella of Minor Hotels, following the latter's acquisition of a majority stake in NH Hotel Group ...

, Spanish hotel chain owned by NH Hoteles group *

Hesperian College Chapman University is a private research university in Orange, California, United States. Encompassing eleven colleges, the university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The school maintains its founding ...

, former name of Chapman University, Orange, California, U.S. *

Hesperian Health Guides Hesperian Health Guides, formerly known as Hesperian Foundation, is a nongovernmental non-profit organization publishing health guides for trained and untrained people to care for themselves and others. The foundation is based in Berkeley, Califor ...

, an American NGO *

Hesperian Press Hesperian Press is a locally owned and operated book publisher located in Perth, Western Australia. Peter Bridge first published technical material in 1969. The business of Hesperian Press in its current format started in 1979. The Press republ ...

, an Australian publisher based in Perth

Other uses

Hesperia (actress) Hesperia (born Olga Mambelli; 9 July 1885 – 30 May 1959) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films and shorts from 1912 to 1938. She was married to the director Baldassarre Negroni Baldassarre Negroni (21 January 1877 &n ...

(1885–1959), Italian actress * ''Hesperia'' (butterfly), a genus in the skipper family, Hesperiidae * Hesperian, part of the common name for many species of snails in the genus ''

Vespericola ''Vespericola'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Polygyridae. Habitat These snails are found along the Pacific Coast of North America, from southern Alaska and British Columbia to Ca ...

'', such as the Santa Cruz hesperian * USS ''Hesperia'' (AKS-13), a general stores issue ship