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Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Pakoti Corona on Venus

Pakoti Corona

Feature Name	Pakoti Corona
Clean Name	Pakoti Corona
Feature ID	14784
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-38.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-39.25 °
Easternmost Longitude	43.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	41.80 °
Diameter	75.00 km
Center Latitude	-38.80 °
Center Longitude	42.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((43 -38.5, 41.8 -38.5, 41.8 -39.25, 43 -39.25, 43 -38.5)))
Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	New Zealand
Quad	v45 [pdf]
Reference	[248] - Māori Religion and Mythology, by Edward Shortland: Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1882 (reprint by Kiwi Publishers, Christchurch, 1998).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 16, 2010
Origin	Māori (New Zealand) mother of a highly culturally significant fiber plant, harakeke (“New Zealand flax”), ancestor and wife of Tāne, father of plants.
Last Updated	Dec 16, 2010 8:37 AM

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