Hayabusa Terra | |
Type: | Region |
Location: | Pluto |
Coordinates: | 53°N -120°W |
Discoverer: | New Horizons |
Naming: | Hayabusa |
Hayabusa Terra is a surface feature on the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. It is named for Hayabusa, the first spacecraft to successfully return a sample of an asteroid to Earth. The name has been officially approved by the International Astronomical Union on 7 September 2017.[1]