Sharaf Regio (Pluto)
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
- 360 km, 30 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 11.38° S, 238.67° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- September 11, 2024
- Origin of the name
Shafika Gil’mievna; Soviet astronomer of Tatar origin, celestial mechanics expert who developed an analytical theory for Pluto’s motion and derived new orbital elements (1915-2002).
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Sharaf 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 Sharaf 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/16341
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms