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Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Nimba Corona on Venus

Nimba Corona

Feature Name	Nimba Corona
Clean Name	Nimba Corona
Feature ID	4284
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	33.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	32.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	205.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	204.00 °
Diameter	88.00 km
Center Latitude	32.80 °
Center Longitude	204.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((204 32.4, 205 32.4, 205 33.3, 204 33.3, 204 32.4)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Guinea
Quad	v14 [pdf]
Reference	[127] - Goddesses in World Mythology, by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel: ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Guinea (West Africa) Earth and mother goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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