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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Edda Corona
Clean Name Edda Corona
Feature ID 1717
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 47.50 °
Southmost Latitude 47.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 25.90 °
Westmost Longitude 25.00 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude 47.20 °
Center Longitude 25.40 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Culture Scotland
Origin Scandinavian goddess, "great grandmother", first woman to produce offspring.
Reference [130] - Women in Myth and Legend, by Patricia Monaghan: Junction Books, London, 1981.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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