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Planetary Names: Facula, faculae: Zmija Facula on Mercury

Zmija Facula

Feature Name	Zmija Facula
Clean Name	Zmija Facula
Feature ID	15918
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Facula, faculae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-36.95 °
Southernmost Latitude	-37.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	267.34 °
Westernmost Longitude	268.15 °
Diameter	34.70 km
Center Latitude	-37.35 °
Center Longitude	267.75 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((92.04370094981584 -37.4980742143664, 92.13887939004906 -37.63489322220164, 92.32923627051548 -37.74494329372129, 92.56420804484122 -37.73899464120672, 92.65343783255986 -37.64084187471622, 92.66533513758901 -37.45940797302165, 92.51661882472462 -37.29879435512811, 92.38277414314666 -37.15602669477829, 92.28164705039887 -37.0073103819139, 92.0793928649033 -36.92997789922441, 91.90985626823789 -36.96864414056915, 91.82954945929112 -37.09951449588982, 91.91877924700975 -37.33151194395828, 92.04370094981584 -37.4980742143664)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Serbia
Quad	H-13 [pdf]
Reference	[574] - https://www.dict.com/serbian-english/snake
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 01, 2020
Origin	Serbian word for snake.
Last Updated	Jul 01, 2020 5:27 PM

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