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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Rind Corona on Venus

Rind Corona

Feature Name	Rind Corona
Clean Name	Rind Corona
Feature ID	5151
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	8.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	7.60 °
Easternmost Longitude	248.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	247.10 °
Diameter	140.00 km
Center Latitude	8.20 °
Center Longitude	247.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((247.1 7.6, 248.3 7.6, 248.3 8.5, 247.1 8.5, 247.1 7.6)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
Quad	v28 [pdf]
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Norse "Earth's Winter Queen," personification of the frost-covered Earth.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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