- Look up
facula or
faculae in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Facula (pl. faculae) is a
bright spot on the
surface of a
planet or a star. It may refer...
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Nathair Facula is a
bright region on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 36° N, 295.5° W. It was
named by the IAU in 2018.
Nathair is the
Irish and Scottish...
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Coatl Facula is a
bright region about 49 km wide on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 29.75° S, 216.55° W. It was
named by the IAU in June 2020. Coatl...
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Amaru Facula is a bright,
irregular depression on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 49.8° S, 349.5° W. It was
named by the IAU in 2018.
Amaru is the Quechua...
- Agwo
Facula is a bright,
irregular depression on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 22.4° N, 213.7° W. It was
named by the IAU in 2018. Agwo is the Igbo...
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Solar faculae are
bright spots in the
photosphere that form in the
canyons between solar granules, short-lived
convection cells several thousand kilometers...
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prominent bright spots, two of
which are named. They are
Lyctos Facula and Ida
Facula, with a
width reaching up to 25 km. They are
located on the edge...
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Abeeso Facula is near the
southwestern rim of the
Caloris basin.
Abeeso Facula is
immediately southwest of Agwo
Facula. Map
showing Abeeso Facula and nearby...
- Suge
Facula is a
bright region on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 26.1 N, 300.4 W. It was
named by the IAU in 2018. Suge is the
Basque word for snake...
- Nākahi
Facula is a bright,
irregular depression on the
surface of Mercury,
located at 52.7° S, 342.2° W. It was
named by the IAU in 2018. Nākahi is the...
