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Cadejo Macula

An annotated map of Pluto, with Cadejo Macula just northwest of Voyager Terra
Feature type	Dark region
Location	Pluto
Coordinates	60°N 150°E / 60°N 150°E / 60; 150
Discoverer	New Horizons
Eponym	Cadejo

Cadejo Macula (/kəˈdeɪhoʊ/) 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.

References

1. Chang, Kenneth (14 July 2015). "NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

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