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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Mawu Corona on Venus

Mawu Corona

Feature Name	Mawu Corona
Clean Name	Mawu Corona
Feature ID	3764
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	32.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	31.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	243.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	239.90 °
Diameter	295.00 km
Center Latitude	31.70 °
Center Longitude	241.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((239.9 31.7, 243.1 31.7, 243.1 32, 239.9 32, 239.9 31.7)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Benin
Quad	v16 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Fon (Benin) goddess of fertility.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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