Ala Macula Explained

Ala Macula
Coordinates:	-15°N -120°W
Eponym:	Ala

Ala Macula is the smallest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Ala pronounced as /ig/ "earth", the chthonic and most important deity of the Igbo people.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chang. Kenneth. NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto. The New York Times. 14 July 2015. 14 July 2015.
2. Web site: Rogers. Adam. The New, Nerdy Mythology of Pluto's Place Names. Wired. 14 July 2015. 14 July 2015.