Cadejo Macula

{{Short description|Small dark surface region on Pluto}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

|name = Cadejo Macula

|image = frameless

|caption = An annotated map of Pluto, with Cadejo Macula just northwest of Voyager Terra

|type = Dark region

|location = Pluto

|coordinates= {{coord|60|N|150|E|globe:pluto_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|eponym = Cadejo

|discoverer = New Horizons

}}

Cadejo Macula ({{IPAc-en|k|@|'|d|eI|h|oU}}) 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.{{cite web|last1=Chang|first1=Kenneth|title=NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Pluto|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/science/space/nasa-new-horizons-spacecraft-reaches-pluto.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=14 July 2015|date=14 July 2015}}