Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Samsing Corona on Venus

Samsing Corona

Feature Name	Samsing Corona
Clean Name	Samsing Corona
Feature ID	5297
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-23.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	-24.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	230.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	228.60 °
Diameter	165.00 km
Center Latitude	-23.80 °
Center Longitude	229.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((228.6 -24.7, 230 -24.7, 230 -23.3, 228.6 -23.3, 228.6 -24.7)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Korea
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	Korean childcare deity, a good grandmother.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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