Cadejo Macula
Appearance
![]() An annotated map ofPluto,with Cadejo Macula just northwest ofVoyager Terra | |
Feature type | Dark region |
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Location | Pluto |
Coordinates | 60°N150°E/ 60°N 150°E |
Discoverer | New Horizons |
Eponym | Cadejo |
Cadejo Macula(/kəˈdeɪhoʊ/) is a small dark surface feature onPlutonearVoyager Terra.It is unofficially named afterEl Cadejo,a hellish spirit from Central American folklore which appears in the form of a large dog-like creature with burning red eyes. The feature was photographed by theNew Horizonsprobeduring the July 2015 flyby of thedwarf planet.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Chang, Kenneth (14 July 2015)."NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto".The New York Times.Retrieved14 July2015.