Ala Macula
The Brass Knuckles chain of equatorial dark regions on Pluto | |
Location | Pluto |
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Coordinates | 15°S 120°W / 15°S 120°WCoordinates: 15°S 120°W / 15°S 120°W |
Eponym | Ala |
Ala[note 1] is the smallest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Ala [àlà] "earth", the chthonic and most important deity of the Igbo people.[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ English pronunciation approximately /ˈælə/
References
- ↑ 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.
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