Abeeso Facula is a bright, irregular depression on the surface of Mercury, located at 21.7° N, 214.6° W. It was named by the IAU in 2018.[1] Abeeso is the Somali word for snake. The depression is the site of a volcanic explosion.
Abeeso Facula is near the southwestern rim of the Caloris basin. Abeeso Facula is immediately southwest of Agwo Facula.
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Map showing Abeeso Facula and nearby Agwo Facula -
Another view from MESSENGER
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References
edit- ^ "Abeeso Facula". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.