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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
14559	Arcoona Regio	Arcoona Regio	Itokawa	0.16	28.00	202.00	28.00	28.00	202.00	202.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Australia	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Place name near the Hayabusa capsule recovery site, Woomera, in Australia.	Jun 15, 2010
14553	Catalina	Catalina	Itokawa	0.02	-17.00	14.00	-17.00	-17.00	14.00	14.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Catalina Observatory, near Tucson, AZ, USA.	Jun 15, 2010
14549	Fuchinobe	Fuchinobe	Itokawa	0.04	34.00	269.00	34.00	34.00	269.00	269.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Place name in Sagamihara, Japan.	Jun 15, 2010
14557	Gando	Gando	Itokawa	0.00	-76.00	205.00	-76.00	-76.00	205.00	205.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Spain	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Spanish launch facility on Gran Canaria.	Jun 15, 2010
14551	Hammaguira	Hammaguira	Itokawa	0.03	-18.00	205.00	-18.00	-18.00	205.00	205.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	France	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	French launch site in the Sahara Desert, Algeria.	Jun 15, 2010
14554	Kamisunagawa	Kamisunagawa	Itokawa	0.01	-28.00	45.00	-28.00	-28.00	45.00	45.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Town in Hokkaido, Japan, where a microgravity test facility is located.	Jun 15, 2010
14555	Kamoi	Kamoi	Itokawa	0.01	6.00	244.00	6.00	6.00	244.00	244.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Town in Yokohama, Japan, where a factory of NEC TOSHIBA Space Systems, Ltd. is located.	Jun 15, 2010
14550	Komaba	Komaba	Itokawa	0.03	-10.00	102.00	-10.00	-10.00	102.00	102.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Place name in Tokyo, where the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science is located.	Jun 15, 2010
14552	Laurel	Laurel	Itokawa	0.02	1.00	162.00	1.00	1.00	162.00	162.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	City in Maryland USA, where APL/JHU is located.	Jun 15, 2010
14561	LINEAR Regio	LINEAR Regio	Itokawa	0.12	-40.00	232.00	-40.00	-40.00	232.00	232.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	United States	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program, discoverer of the asteroid Itokawa.	Jun 15, 2010
14548	Miyabaru	Miyabaru	Itokawa	0.09	-40.00	244.00	-40.00	-40.00	244.00	244.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Radar site in the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan.	Jun 15, 2010
14170	MUSES-C Regio	MUSES C Regio	Itokawa	0.30	-70.00	60.00	-70.00	-70.00	60.00	60.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	2006	[187]	MUSES-C, the name of the Hayabusa spacecraft prior to launch.	Aug 19, 2008
14560	Ohsumi Regio	Ohsumi Regio	Itokawa	0.14	33.00	207.00	33.00	33.00	207.00	207.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Peninsula in Japan where the Uchiunoura Space Center is located.	Jun 15, 2010
14171	Sagamihara Regio	Sagamihara Regio	Itokawa	0.23	80.00	15.00	80.00	80.00	15.00	15.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	2006	[74]	Town in Japan where the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science is located.	Oct 01, 2006
14556	San Marco	San Marco	Itokawa	0.00	-28.00	319.00	-28.00	-28.00	319.00	319.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	An old oil platform near Kenya that served as a launch pad for Italian spacecraft.	Jun 15, 2010
14172	Uchinoura Regio	Uchinoura Regio	Itokawa	0.07	40.00	90.00	40.00	40.00	90.00	90.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	2006	[74]	Town in Japan, launch site of the Hayabusa spacecraft.	Oct 01, 2006
14558	Yoshinobu Regio	Yoshinobu Regio	Itokawa	0.16	-39.00	117.00	-39.00	-39.00	117.00	117.00	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Regio, regiones	RE	-	Approved	Feb 18, 2009	-	Launch site in the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.	Jun 15, 2010

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