Beta Regio

Beta Regio is a region of the planet Venus known as a volcanic rise.

Measuring about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) in extent, it constitutes a prominent upland region of Venus centered at 25°18′N 282°48′E / 25.3°N 282.8°E / 25.3; 282.8.

[1] The first features that showed up in early radar surveys of the planet were given the names of letters of the Greek alphabet.

[2] The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU/WGPSN) between 1976 and 1979.

Beta Regio is cut by a radar-bright north-south trough called Devana Chasma.