IAU descriptor term
Coronae in the Solar System
Corona is the term planetary geologists use for an oval feature raised by rising material beneath the crust. 341 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Artemis Corona on Venus at 2,600 km.
Where they are
The largest coronae anywhere
Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.
1Artemis CoronaVenus2,600 km2Heng o CoronaVenus1,060 km3Zisa CoronaVenus850 km4Quetzalpetlatl CoronaVenus780 km5Atahensik CoronaVenus700 km6Ninmah CoronaVenus700 km7Ceres CoronaVenus675 km8Poloznitsa CoronaVenus675 km9Dunne Musun CoronaVenus630 km10Beiwe CoronaVenus600 km11Atete CoronaVenus600 km12Ekhe Burkhan CoronaVenus600 km13Maram CoronaVenus600 km14Calakomana CoronaVenus575 km15Demeter CoronaVenus560 km16Cauteovan CoronaVenus553 km17Ambar ona CoronaVenus550 km18Marzyana CoronaVenus550 km19Isong CoronaVenus540 km20Zemina CoronaVenus530 km21Taranga CoronaVenus525 km22Nabuzana CoronaVenus525 km23Lengdin CoronaVenus525 km24Mukylchin CoronaVenus525 km25Eithinoha CoronaVenus500 km26Copia CoronaVenus500 km27Cybele CoronaVenus500 km28Lilwani CoronaVenus500 km29Iweridd CoronaVenus500 km30Latmikaik CoronaVenus500 km
What they are named after
Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 341 coronae, 111 categories appear.
India16Greek14Celtic12Roman11Norse11Aztec10Egypt10Japan9