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Cadejo Macula

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Feature type
  
macula

Discoverer
  
New Horizons

Location
  
Pluto

Eponym
  
Cadejo

Cadejo Macula

Cadejo /kəˈdh/ is a small dark surface feature on Pluto near Voyager Terra. It is unofficially named after El Cadejo, a hellish spirit from Central American folklore which appears in the form of a large dog-like creature with burning red eyes. The feature was photographed by the New Horizons probe during the July 2015 flyby of the dwarf planet.

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Cadejo Macula Wikipedia


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