Mordor Macula
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Mordor Macula is a dark, reddish region near the north pole of Pluto’s moon Charon, notable for its striking color contrast and likely composed of processed hydrocarbons.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
albedo feature
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planetary surface feature ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
cold trapping of gases from Pluto's atmosphere
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radiation processing of hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kuiper belt object system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
dark
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reddish ⓘ |
| contrastWith | brighter surrounding icy terrain ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| featureType | macula ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateHemisphere | northern hemisphere of Charon ⓘ |
| hostBody | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
New Horizons LORRI camera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Horizons Ralph instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| likelyComposedOf |
processed hydrocarbons
ⓘ
tholins ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern polar region of Charon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | fictional land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | striking color contrast with surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
visible wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitsWithPrimary | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | officially named planetary feature ⓘ |
| surfaceAppearance | irregularly shaped polar cap ⓘ |
| surfaceCompositionContext | contrasts with water-ice rich regions on Charon ⓘ |
| system | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.