Pampu Facula

MESSENGER image

Pampu Facula is a bright region on the surface of Mercury, located at 57.76° S, 31.79° W. It was named by the IAU in 2019.[1] Pampu is the Tamil word for snake.

Pampu Facula is centered northeast of Hesiod crater.

References

  1. ^ "Pampu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 5 April 2020.