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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Last Updated
16191	Chandrayaan Linea	Chandrayaan Linea	Pluto	377.00	19.21	338.08	26.10	12.32	344.28	331.88	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	India	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2023	[715]	A series of Indian lunar probes, beginning in 2008.	Apr 11, 2023
16192	Hiten Linea	Hiten Linea	Pluto	178.00	23.52	353.90	27.05	19.99	356.49	351.30	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2023	[716]	First Japanese spacecraft to the Moon, 1990.	Apr 11, 2023
16193	Luna Linea	Luna Linea	Pluto	220.00	19.88	22.78	23.50	16.25	26.13	19.42	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Russia	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2023	[717]	A series of 24 unmanned Soviet lunar probes launched between 1959 and 1976.	Apr 11, 2023
16189	Surveyor Linea	Surveyor Linea	Pluto	217.00	22.61	329.52	27.81	17.40	329.68	329.35	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2023	[713]	A series of seven unmanned U.S. probes to the lunar surface, 1966-1968.	Apr 11, 2023
16198	Yutu Linea	Yutu Linea	Pluto	324.00	32.77	1.79	42.69	29.57	5.38	350.42	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	China	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 25, 2023	[722]	A series of Chinese lunar probes, beginning in 2013.	Apr 25, 2023
16190	Zond Linea	Zond Linea	Pluto	192.00	23.91	336.82	27.61	20.21	339.80	333.84	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Russia	Linea, lineae	LI	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2023	[714]	A series of eight unmanned Soviet lunar and interplanetary probes, 1964–1970.	Apr 11, 2023

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