Balrog Macula Explained

Balrog Macula
Coordinates:	-10°N -80°W
Type:	Dark region
Eponym:	Balrog

Balrog Macula is the largest of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto.

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.^{[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.