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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nimba Corona
Clean Name Nimba Corona
Feature ID 4284
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.30 °
Southmost Latitude 32.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 205.00 °
Westmost Longitude 204.00 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude 32.80 °
Center Longitude 204.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Africa
Culture Guinea
Origin Guinea (West Africa) Earth and mother goddess.
Reference [127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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