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Krun is the westernmost of the "
Krun is the westernmost of the "Brass Knuckles
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", a series of equatorial dark regions on Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of trans-Neptunian object, bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the S ...
. It is named after Krun
Krun (; myz, ࡊࡓࡅࡍ) or Akrun () is a Mandaean lord of the underworld. According to Mandaean cosmology, he dwells in the lowest depths of creation, supporting the entirety of the physical world.
In mythology
Krun is the greatest of the f ...
, the greatest of the five Mandaean
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lords of the underworld
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.
Description
Krun is the third largest equatorial dark region on Pluto, after theCthulhu Macula
Cthulhu Macula (formerly ''Cthulhu Regio'') is a prominent surface feature of the dwarf planet Pluto, that is reminiscent of a whale in shape. It is an elongated dark region along Pluto's equator, long and one of the darkest features on Pluto. ...
and the Balrog Macula. It extends nearly to 180 degrees longitude, the Plutonian longitude opposite Charon.
In popular culture
*Pluto, one of three protagonists from thevisual novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
'' Heaven Will Be Mine'', pilots a large mecha named the after the dark region.
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