Krun Macula

Krun Macula^[1]

The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto
Location	Pluto
Coordinates	15°S 150°W / 15°S 150°WCoordinates: 15°S 150°W / 15°S 150°W
Eponym	Krun

Krun^{[note 1]} 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 dark region at center. It is southeast of the eastern lobe of the bright heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio.

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.

Notes

1. English pronunciation approximately /ˈkruːn/ for Classical and Iraqi Mandaic (extinct) or /ˈkrʌn/ for modern Iranian Mandaic.

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. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
3. Rogers, Adam (14 July 2015). "The New, Nerdy Mythology of Pluto's Place Names". Wired. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
4. Lendering, Jona. "Mandaeans on Pluto". Ancient History Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-23.