Hun-Came Macula
Appearance
![]() The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto | |
Location | Pluto |
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Coordinates | 10°S 20°W / 10°S 20°W |
Eponym | Jun Kameh |
Hun-Came Macula is one of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Jun Kameh [ˈχun kʰəˈmeh] "One Death", one of the Quiché death gods in the Popol Vuh.[1][2]
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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.