Mordor Macula
North polar dark region on Charon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mordor Macula /ˈmɔːrdɔːr ˈmækjʊlə/ is the informal name for a large dark area about 475 km in diameter near the north pole of Charon, Pluto's largest moon.[2] It is named after the black land called Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Quick Facts Feature type, Location ...
Feature type | Dark region |
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Location | North pole of Charon |
Diameter | ~375 km[1] |
Discoverer | New Horizons |
Naming | Unofficial |
Eponym | Land of Mordor, from Tolkien mythology |
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