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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	Additional Info	Last Updated
16257	Belton Regio	Belton Regio	Pluto	3255.00	-9.21	91.42	14.48	-35.30	170.72	12.06	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	England	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Sep 22, 2023	[767]	Michael J. S.; British astronomer who in 2002 chaired the first Planetary Science Decadal Survey, which established NASA’s New Frontiers Program, including the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt (1934-2018).		Sep 22, 2023
16340	Harrington Regio	Harrington Regio	Pluto	1213.00	-7.05	282.54	6.58	-26.48	309.63	249.44	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Sep 11, 2024	[818]	Robert S.; American astronomer at the US Naval Observatory who is considered the co-discoverer of Charon and was the first to calculate the Pluto system’s mass (1942-1993).		Sep 11, 2024
15838	Lowell Regio	Lowell Regio	Pluto	1215.00	86.00	338.00	90.00	55.00	360.00	0.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	May 30, 2019	[68]	Percival; American astronomer who in 1906-1916 undertook extensive searches of transneptunian planets (1855-1916).	None	May 31, 2019
16258	Safronov Regio	Safronov Regio	Pluto	740.00	-13.36	209.49	-3.50	-22.08	227.68	191.95	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Russia	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Sep 22, 2023	[768]	Viktor; Russian astronomer who proposed the planetesimal hypothesis for how the Solar System formed from a disk of gas and dust around the Sun (1917-1999).		Sep 22, 2023
16341	Sharaf Regio	Sharaf Regio	Pluto	360.00	-11.38	238.67	-6.00	-19.12	245.85	231.05	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Soviet	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Sep 11, 2024	[819]	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).		Sep 11, 2024
15668	Tombaugh Regio	Tombaugh Regio	Pluto	2300.00	7.62	183.22	49.61	-35.39	233.44	139.05	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Aug 08, 2017	[59]	Clyde William; American astronomer, discoverer of Pluto (1906–1997).	None	Sep 15, 2017

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