Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Serp Facula
Clean Name Serp Facula
Feature ID 16386
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 4.80 °
Southmost Latitude 3.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 308.15 °
Westmost Longitude 309.97 °
Diameter 78.00 km
Center Latitude 3.90 °
Center Longitude 309.06 °
Quad H-10 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 05, 2025
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Catalan
Origin Word for snake in Catalan.
Reference [855] - Glosbe Online Dictionary English-Catalan Translation: snake in Catalan - English-Catalan Dictionary | Glosbe
Updated Feb 05, 2025 5:24 PM

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