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Agwo Facula

Agwo Facula

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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.[1] Agwo is the Igbo word for snake. The depression is the site of a volcanic explosion.[2]

Agwo Facula. Map-projected MESSENGER NAC image.

Agwo Facula is near the southwestern rim of the Caloris basin. Agwo Facula is immediately northeast of Abeeso Facula.

  • A close-up at low sun angle
  • Map showing Agwo Facula and nearby Abeeso Facula
  • Another view from MESSENGER

References

  1. [1]
    "Agwo Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    TIME TO VENT, MESSENGER Featured Image Database, 3 January 2012.
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