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Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Rzhanitsa Corona on Venus

Rzhanitsa Corona

Feature Name	Rzhanitsa Corona
Clean Name	Rzhanitsa Corona
Feature ID	5250
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-15.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-19.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	216.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	212.30 °
Diameter	450.00 km
Center Latitude	-17.60 °
Center Longitude	214.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((212.3 -19.2, 216 -19.2, 216 -15.7, 212.3 -15.7, 212.3 -19.2)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	v39 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Russian goddess of rye fields.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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