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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bona Corona
Clean Name Bona Corona
Feature ID 810
Target Venus
Feature Type Corona, coronae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -24.00 °
Southmost Latitude -24.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 157.50 °
Westmost Longitude 157.50 °
Diameter 275.00 km
Center Latitude -24.00 °
Center Longitude 157.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman virgin/fertility goddess.
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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