Balrog Macula /ˈbælrɒɡ/ is the largest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto.
 The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto | |
| Feature type | Dark region |
|---|---|
| Location | Pluto |
| Coordinates | 10°S 80°W / 10°S 80°W |
| Eponym | Balrog |
It is the largest dark equatorial feature on Pluto after the Belton Regio, and is located in the middle of the leading hemisphere.
It is named after the balrogs, a race of demons in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (14 July 2015). "NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Rogers, Adam (14 July 2015). "The New, Nerdy Mythology of Pluto's Place Names". Wired. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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