Ephesus Regio (Miranda)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Regio, regiones
- IAU definition
A large area marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region
- Diameter
- 225 km, 95 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 15° S, 250° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1997
- Origin of the name
Home of twins and setting for "The Comedy of Errors."
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Ephesus Regio.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Ephesus Regio.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1814
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms