Terra (mythology) vegetative and animal fertility and abundance. Tellumo is identified by St. Augustine as the male counterpart of Tellus. A Tellurus is named uniquely by Martianus Capella (1.49). In several modern Romance languages, "terra" (or French "terre") is the name of planet Earth. Following post-classical Latin astronomical terminology, Earth is sometimes referred to as "Terra". Terra (mythology) In ancient Roman religion and myth, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater ("Mother Earth") is a goddess of the earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, "Tellus" was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious practices of
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research interactions with the solar wind, the atmospheric dynamics, or the generation of the terrestrial magnetic field by means of currents deep in the iron core of our planet. In addition, the Institute has along tradition in cometary research. A major highlight was the camera developed at the Institute for the ESA spacecraft Giotto which delivered the first photographs ever of a comet’s nucleus in 1986. A particular challenge was the development of numerous scientific instruments for the ESA Mission Rosetta, such as cameras, chemical analyzers, and essential components for the landing module Philae. Rosetta was launched in 2004, and matched