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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Persephone Corona
Clean Name Persephone Corona
Feature ID 4664
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.00 °
Southmost Latitude -36.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 304.60 °
Westmost Longitude 304.60 °
Diameter 120.00 km
Center Latitude -36.00 °
Center Longitude 304.60 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek underworld goddess, daughter of corn goddess Demeter.
Reference [149] - A Dictionary of World Mythology, by Arthur Cotterell: Oxford University Press, Oxford/Melbourne, 1986.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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