Meng-pʽo Macula explained

Meng-po Macula
Coordinates:	-10°N 0°W
Eponym:	Meng Po

Meng-po Macula is the easternmost of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. Meng-po straddles the zero meridian, directly under Pluto's tidally locked moon Charon and just west of the tail of the "Whale", Belton Regio. It is named after Meng Po, the Chinese underworld deity of forgetfulness.^{[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.