MUSES C Regio (Itokawa)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Regio, regiones
- IAU definition
A large area marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region
- Diameter
- 0.3 km, 182 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 70° S, 60° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 2006
- Origin of the name
MUSES-C, the name of the Hayabusa spacecraft prior to launch.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards MUSES C Regio.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed MUSES C Regio.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14170
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms