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

Nightingale Corona

Feature Name Nightingale Corona
Clean Name Nightingale Corona
Feature ID 4262
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 63.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 63.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 133.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 125.40 °
Diameter 471.00 km
Center Latitude 63.60 °
Center Longitude 129.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Great Britain
Quad v04 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Origin Florence; English nurse (1820-1910).
Last Updated Jul 10, 2014 10:12 AM
Additional Information Changed from Nightingale as crater name.

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