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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hayabusa Terra

Hayabusa Terra /ˌhəˈbsə/ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Pluto Features Given First Official Names". NASA. 7 September 2017.