Quetzalpetlatl Corona

Quetzalpetlatl Corona
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Radar image of Venus centered on 65 degrees south, 359 degrees east and about 1500 x 1500 km (900 x 900 miles) in extent. The large oval feature in the lower half of the image is Quetzalpetlatl Corona, approximately 700 km (420 miles) in diameter.
Feature typeCorona
LocationLada Terra, Venus
Coordinates68°S 357°E / 68°S 357°E / -68; 357
Diameter780 km
EponymQuetzalpetlatl

Quetzalpetlatl Corona is a corona in Lada Terra on the planet Venus. Latitude 68° South, Longitude 357° East.[1] It has a diameter of 780 kilometers,[2] and is the 4th largest corona on Venus. It lies in part on the Lada Rise, with part of the corona intersecting the Ammavuro-Quetzalpetlatl belt in the northwestern region of Lada Terra.

It is named for Quetzalpetlatl, an Aztec fertility goddess.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Planetary Names: Corona, coronae: Quetzalpetlatl Corona on Venus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Kratter, Kaitlin M.; Carter, Lynn M.; Campbell, Donald B. (2007-04-20). "An expanded view of Lada Terra, Venus: New Arecibo radar observations of Quetzalpetlatl Corona and surrounding flows". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 112 (4).


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