Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Ereshkigal Corona on Venus

Ereshkigal Corona

Feature Name Ereshkigal Corona
Clean Name Ereshkigal Corona
Feature ID 1823
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 21.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 21.00 °
Easternmost Longitude 84.50 °
Westernmost Longitude 84.50 °
Diameter 320.00 km
Center Latitude 21.00 °
Center Longitude 84.50 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Assyro-Babylonian
Quad v22 [pdf]
Reference [27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Origin Mesopotamian nature/fertility goddess.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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