Terra
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Earth (or Terra in Latin and other languages), is the third planet from the Sun.
Terra may also refer to:
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Astronomy [edit]
- Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite
- Terrae as extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies
Latin [edit]
- Terra Australis (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century
- Terra incognita, unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented
- Terra nullius, land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land
- Terra pericolosa, dangerous land, for regions believed likely to put travelers in jeopardy
Fiction [edit]
- Terra, in the Anime RahXephon
- Terra (Hainish cycle), another name for Earth in Ursula K. Le Guin's writings
- Terra (German science fiction), a science fiction series published by Arthur Moewig Verlag, Munich
Fictional characters [edit]
- Terra (comics), a fictional character from the DC Comics
- Terra Branford, a fictional character from Final Fantasy VI
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts), a fictional character from the video game franchise Kingdom Hearts
- Terra Ryzing, one of the names given to professional wrestler Triple H
Given name [edit]
- Gabriel Terra, former Uruguayan president
Video games [edit]
- Terra (video game), 1996
- Terra, a fictional universe in Final Fantasy IX
Other uses [edit]
- Terra Film, German film company
- Terra (currency), proposed global currency
- Terra (butterfly), genus
- Terra (manufacturing), manufacturing company
- Terra-Gruppen, Norwegian savings banks
- Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess
- Terra: The Nature of Our World, video podcast
- Terra Networks, Internet company
- Terra (Mariza album)
- Terra (Cronian album)
- Terra (group), in music
- TERRA, TElomeric Repeat-containing RnA, in biology, telomeric RNA that is synthesized-from and associated-with telomeres. [1]
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References [edit]
- ^ Luke B, Lingner J (2009). "TERRA: telomeric repeat-containing RNA". The EMBO Journal 28 (17): 2503–2510. doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.166. PMC 2722245. PMID 19629047.
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