Corona (disambiguation)
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Astronomy and Space Science
- The outer atmosphere of a star is the corona.
- Corona can be an abbreviation for the constellations Corona Borealis or Corona Australis.
- In planetary geology, corona is the name given to large ovoid features, especially on Uranus's moon Miranda.
- Corona was a United States reconnaissance satellite program.
- The Galactic Corona is the outermost, the most massive and the largest region of the Milky Way Galaxy
Meteorology
- In meteorology, a corona is a phenomenon in which coloured rings appear around the Sun or the Moon.
Physics
- A corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of gas surrounding a conductor, which occurs when the potential gradient exceeds a certain value but is not sufficient to cause sparking.
Biology
- In biology, a corona is a crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
- or a Coronavirus, a crown shaped positive sense RNA virus family.
- the Corona radiata are structures that can appear around an egg cell or ovum.
Food and Drink
Politics
- Corona is the name of a group of people at a drinking party called a cantus.
Geography
- Corona is a place in California (see Corona, California)
- Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City (see Corona, Queens).
Entertainment
- Corona is a name of 1990s musical project Corona that consists of singer Olga Souza and producer Francesco Bontempi. It's best known for the dance hit "The Rhythm Of The Night".
- Corona is the name of the fictional world that is the setting for R. A. Salvatore's DemonWars novels.
- The Corona road race was a Grand Prix race that ran in Corona, California