Quetzalpetlatl Corona
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Quetzalpetlatl Corona is a corona
in Lada Terra on the planet Venus
. Latitude 68° South, Longitude 357° East. It has a diameter of 780 kilometers, and is the 4th largest corona on Venus.
It is named for Quetzalpetlatl an Aztec
fertility goddess
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Corona (planetary geology)
In planetary geology, a corona is an oval-shaped feature. Coronae appear on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda and may be formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.-Coronae on Venus:...
in Lada Terra on the planet Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
. Latitude 68° South, Longitude 357° East. It has a diameter of 780 kilometers, and is the 4th largest corona on Venus.
It is named for Quetzalpetlatl an Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
fertility goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
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