Ninmah Corona Explained

Pavlova Corona
Type:	Corona
Coordinates:	16.5°N 49°W
Diameter:	700 km
Eponym:	Ninmah

Ninmah Corona is a corona found on the planet Venus, at Mead Quadrangle. It is named after Ninmah, a Sumer-Akkadian mother goddess.^[1]

Geography and geology

Ninmah Corona covers a circular area of around 700 km in diameter. Ninmah Corona is one of the four major coronae of eastern Eistla Regio (Didilia, Pavlova, Ninmah, and Isong). These coronae have relatively similar structure: an uplifted concentric feature with a central dome and surrounded by a relatively flat interior floor.^[2]

See also

• List of coronae on Venus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ninmah Corona . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . NASA . 17 February 2020.
2. Book: Campbell . Bruce A. . Clark . David A. . Geologic Map of the Mead Quadrangle (V-21), Venus . 2006 . U.S. Geological Survey . 7 . 9781411309951 . 30 December 2019.