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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Metra Corona
Clean Name Metra Corona
Feature ID 3875
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.00 °
Southmost Latitude 25.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.20 °
Westmost Longitude 97.10 °
Diameter 101.00 km
Center Latitude 26.00 °
Center Longitude 97.70 °
Quad v11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Persian
Origin Persian fertility/moon goddess.
Reference [84] - Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood, by Merlin Stone: Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1984.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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