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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zmija Facula
Clean Name Zmija Facula
Feature ID 15918
Target Mercury
Feature Type Facula, faculae

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -36.95 °
Southmost Latitude -37.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 267.34 °
Westmost Longitude 268.15 °
Diameter 34.70 km
Center Latitude -37.35 °
Center Longitude 267.75 °
Quad H-13 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 01, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Serbia
Origin Serbian word for snake.
Reference [574] - https://www.dict.com/serbian-english/snake
Updated Jul 01, 2020 5:27 PM

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