Mordor Macula

Mordor Macula
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An enhanced-color image of Mordor Macula on Charon's north pole. The ridge McCaffrey Dorsum curves around the upper center, whilst the crater Dorothy is located at the upper right
Feature typeDark region
LocationNorth pole of Charon
Diameter~375 km[1]
DiscovererNew Horizons
NamingUnofficial
EponymLand of Mordor, from Tolkien mythology

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.

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