Feature type | Corona |
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Coordinates | 2°N 255°E / 2°N 255°E |
Diameter | 1060 km[1] |
Eponym | Heng O |
Heng-o Corona is a corona in Guinevere Planitia on the planet Venus at Latitude 2° North, Longitude 355° East. It has a diameter of 1,060 kilometres (660 mi), and is the second largest corona on Venus.
It is named after Heng'e, the original name of Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the Moon.
Geography and geology
[edit]Heng-o Corona is located on the eastern Guinevere. Within the faulted ring system of Heng-o Corona lies several small impact craters and intricate fractures which trend to the north and to the northwest of the corona.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Grego, Peter (2007). Venus and Mercury, and How to Observe Them. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 116. ISBN 9780387742861. Retrieved 31 December 2019.