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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

MUSES-C Regio

Basic Info

Feature Name MUSES-C Regio
Clean Name MUSES C Regio
Feature ID 14170
Target Itokawa
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -70.00 °
Southmost Latitude -70.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 60.00 °
Westmost Longitude 60.00 °
Diameter 0.30 km
Center Latitude -70.00 °
Center Longitude 60.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin MUSES-C, the name of the Hayabusa spacecraft prior to launch.
Reference [187] - Asteroids III, edited by William F. Bottke, Jr., Alberto Cellino, Paolo Paolicchi, and Richard P. Binzel: University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2002.
Updated Aug 19, 2008 8:22 AM

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