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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Purandhi Corona
Clean Name Purandhi Corona
Feature ID 4871
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.10 °
Southmost Latitude 26.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 343.50 °
Westmost Longitude 343.50 °
Diameter 170.00 km
Center Latitude 26.10 °
Center Longitude 343.50 °
Quad v19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Asia
Ethnicity India
Origin Hindu goddess of plenty.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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