Balrog Macula
Balrog Macula /ˈbælrɒɡ/ is the largest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto.
The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto | |
| Location | Pluto |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 10°S 80°W |
| Eponym | Balrog |
It is the largest dark equatorial feature on Pluto after the Belton Regio, and is located in the middle of the leading hemisphere.
It is named after the balrogs, a race of demons in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.
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