Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Bau Corona on Venus

Bau Corona

Feature Name	Bau Corona
Clean Name	Bau Corona
Feature ID	642
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Corona, coronae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	52.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	52.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	262.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	256.60 °
Diameter	355.00 km
Center Latitude	52.80 °
Center Longitude	259.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((256.6 52.7, 262 52.7, 262 52.9, 256.6 52.9, 256.6 52.7)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	v06 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Sumerian fertility goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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