Quetzalpetlatl Corona
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
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. It has a diameter of 780 kilometers, 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.


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