Xcacau Corona
Appearance
Xcacau Corona is a corona (geological formation in the form of crown) in the planet Venus, in the coordinates -56 ° S and 131 ° E.
It covers a circular surface about 200 kilometers in diameter. It is located in Henie Quadrangle.
The Xcacau Corona was named in 1997 in reference to the Xcacau, the K'iche' goddess of the cacao[1] and fertility.[2]
See also
References
- ^ USGS — Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
- ^ Thomas Athol Joyce, Mexican Archaeology, Books on Demand, 2012 (primeira edição, 1914), 458 p. (ISBN 9783846004173), Tha Maya religion, page 221
External links
- USGS Planetary Names – Lada Terra Altimetric map to a 1 / 10000000 of the quadrangle Lada Terra (USGS I-2523)
- USGS Planetary Names – Aphrodite Terra Altimetric map to 1 / 10000000 of the quadrangle Aphrodite Terra (USGS I-2476)
- NASA site related to the exploration of Venus
- Xcacau Corona about Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature