Corona

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A corona is the outer atmosphere of a star.

Corona may also refer to:

Astronomy and space science

• Galactic Corona, the outermost region of the Milky Way Galaxy
• The Corona Borealis constellation
• The Corona Australis constellation
• Corona (satellite), a 1959-72 United States reconnaissance satellite program
• Corona (planetary geology), a large ovoid planetary feature

Biology

• Corona (genus), a genus of large tropical land snails
• Corona radiata, a part of the brain
• Corona radiata (embryology), structures that can appear around an egg cell
• Corona, in plant flowers, an additional structure between the petals and the stamens.
• Corona glandis, the rim of the glans penis
• Coronavirus, a crown-shaped animal virus
• Corona, two ciliated anterior lobes of a rotifer

Mathematics

• a special set in the corona theorem

Other sciences

• Corona (meteorology), a phenomenon in which coloured rings appear around the Sun or the Moon
• Corona discharge or corona effect, an electrical discharge around a conductor
• Corona poling, treatment of a material to enhance electro-optic properties
• The last phase of a drop's impact on a liquid surface

Architecture

• The projecting top part of a cornice
• The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, the east end of Canterbury Cathedral, built to contain the shrine of Thomas Becket
• A crown steeple

History

• Operation Corona, the British World War II military initiative to confuse German nightfighters

In Ancient Rome the wreaths or crowns awarded for feats of military bravery, including:

• Mural crown (corona muralis), for first man over the enemy battlements
• Naval crown (corona navalis), for feats in naval combat
• Grass Crown (corona obsidionalis or corona graminea), for breaking a blockade of Roman troops
• Civic Crown (corona civica), for saving the lives of one or more Roman citizens

Products

• Corona (beer)
• Corona (soft drink)
• Toyota Corona, an automobile
• Corona Typewriter Company, merged into Smith Corona in 1926
• Corona, a type of cigar, with several variations
• Corona, the original code name for the Sun Ray thin client workstation

Places

• Corona, California
• Corona, New Mexico
• Corona, South Dakota
• Corona, a town in Tipton County, Tennessee
• Corona, Queens, New York City
• Corona de Tucson, Arizona
• Corona del Mar, California
• Estadio Corona, a Mexican stadium
• Corona (ETS), a light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Corona, a Medieval Latin name variant for Braşov, Romania

People

• Fernando Corona (born 1970), real name of Mexican music artist Murcof
• Heriberto Jara Corona (1879-1968), Mexican revolutionary and politician
• Isabela Corona (1913-1993), Mexican actress
• José de Jesús Corona (born 1981), Mexican footballer
• Juan Corona (born 1934), Mexican-American serial killer
• Victor and Corona (died c. 170), Christian saints and martyrs
• Mike Carona (born 1955), former Orange County, California Sheriff convicted of witness tampering in 2009

Music

• "Corona" (song), by The Minutemen
• Corona (group), Italian music group best known for hit single "The Rhythm of the Night"
• The Coronas, a rock band from Dublin
• Corona, a group of people at a cantus (Dutch drinking and singing party)
• The Corona - the circle of clergy or singers who surround the altar.

Art, fiction, and literature

• Corona (fictional world), part of R. A. Salvatore's DemonWars novels
• Corona, a character in the Spider Riders novels
• Corona, a character in the Japanese-only N64 game Doraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei Ishi
• Corona (novel), a Star Trek novel by Greg Bear

See also

• Carona
• Króna
• Koruna

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