Safronov Regio (formerly Krun Macula) is the westernmost of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. Safronov Regio was first...

Regio) to east (west of the Whale's tail), the Knuckles are: Safronov Regio (formerly known as Krun Macula), after Russian astronomer Viktor Safronov...

north of Pluto's equator, to the northeast of Belton Regio and to the northwest of Safronov Regio, which are both dark features. Its western lobe, a 1...

minor planet, 3615 Safronov, discovered by US-American astronomer Edward L. G. Bowell in 1983, is named after him, as is Safronov Regio on Pluto. Otto Schmidt...

is located southeast of Wright Mons within the Tombaugh Regio, adjacent to the Safronov Regio and Elcano Montes. On 14 July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft...

Retrieved 14 July 2015. "Two Names Approved for Pluto: Belton Regio and Safronov Regio | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. 22...

S2CID 119072504. "Two Names Approved for Pluto: Belton Regio and Safronov Regio | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. Retrieved...

Tombaugh Regio, was informally named "Krun Macula" by NASA scientists. However, Krun Macula was later superseded by the name Safronov Regio in 2023. Ginza...

Horizons team. Names that have been officially approved are labeled as such. A regio is a region geographically distinct from its surroundings. Plutonian regiones...

 298. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. "Two Names Approved for Pluto: Belton Regio and Safronov Regio | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. Retrieved...

Planitia within Hyecho Palus, adjacent to the Tenzing Montes and Belton Regio. A relatively young geological feature, Wright Mons has attracted attention...

the Moon and the crater Lowell on Mars, were named after him. The Lowell Regio on Pluto was also named in his honor after its discovery by the New Horizons...