Agwo Facula

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 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[edit]

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

[1] "Agwo Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[2] TIME TO VENT, MESSENGER Featured Image Database, 3 January 2012.

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