Gallifrey Macula

{{Short description|Dark region on the Plutonian moon Charon}}

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{{Infobox feature on celestial object

|name = Gallifrey Macula

|image = frameless

|caption = An annotated map of Charon, with Gallifrey Macula to the north west of Vulcan Planitia

|type = Macula

|location = Charon

|discoverer = New Horizons

|coordinates = {{coord|25|N|25|W|globe:charon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|coordinates_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Global map of Charon|url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLNjzEpWgAEpPwJ.jpg:large|accessdate=25 April 2018}}

}}

Gallifrey Macula {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|æ|l|ᵻ|f|r|eɪ}} is a dark surface feature on Pluto's moon Charon. It is named after the fictional planet Gallifrey in the television series Doctor Who. As a further homage to Doctor Who, Gallifrey Macula is bisected by Tardis Chasma.{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-HpC06B67vu1G_x5y2m9Q5pGlmQi-vVok_-0C6yMvk/edit#gid=0 |title=Name Descriptions 2015-07-28 - Google Sheets |website=docs.google.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424045422/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-HpC06B67vu1G_x5y2m9Q5pGlmQi-vVok_-0C6yMvk/edit |archive-date=2016-04-24}}