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Vucub-Came Macula

Equatorial dark region on Pluto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vucub-Came Macula
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Vucub-Came Macula is one of the "Brass Knuckles", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto. It is named after Wuquub' Kameh [ʋuˈqʰuːɓ̥ kʰəˈmeh] "Seven Death", one of the Quiché death gods in the Popol Vuh.[1][2]

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Cthulhu and the "Knuckles". Vucub-Came is a small region at the right, just west of Hun-Came.
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Vucub-Came Macula is the fourth-largest dark spot on Pluto. Its surface is covered with tholins which give Vucub-Came its brown color. The dark spot is surrounded with tall uplands. Extensive fault systems in this area have formed deep canyons running roughly north–south.[3]

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