Astronomy:Krun Macula

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Krun Macula[1]
Krun Macula, Pluto.jpg
Enhanced color view of Krun Macula on Pluto
LocationPluto
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 15°S 150°W / 15°S 150°W / -15; -150
EponymKrun
The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto

Krun is the westernmost of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Krun, the greatest of the five Mandaean lords of the underworld.[2][3][4]

Krun Macula - context

Krun is the third largest equatorial dark region on Pluto, after Cthulhu and Balrog. It extends nearly to 180 degrees longitude, the Plutonian longitude opposite Charon.

In popular culture

  • Pluto, one of three protagonists from the visual novel Heaven Will Be Mine, pilots a large mecha named the after the dark region.

References

  1. ↑ "Krun Regio" in some early maps
  2. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (14 July 2015). "NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/science/space/nasa-new-horizons-spacecraft-reaches-pluto.html. Retrieved 14 July 2015. 
  3. ↑ Rogers, Adam (14 July 2015). "The New, Nerdy Mythology of Pluto's Place Names". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2015/07/new-nerdy-mythology-plutos-place-names/. Retrieved 14 July 2015. 
  4. ↑ Lendering, Jona. "Mandaeans on Pluto". http://www.ancienthistorymagazine.com/pw/ancient-history-magazine/blog/mandaeans-on-pluto/. Retrieved 2015-07-23. 




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