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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mesca Corona
Clean Name Mesca Corona
Feature ID 3865
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 27.00 °
Southmost Latitude 27.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 342.60 °
Westmost Longitude 342.60 °
Diameter 190.00 km
Center Latitude 27.00 °
Center Longitude 342.60 °
Quad v19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Ireland
Origin Irish fertility goddess.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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