Zmija Facula

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MESSENGER NAC image, showing Zmija Facula within the crater near center
Approximate color image centered on Zmija Facula within Rembrandt

Zmija Facula is a bright region on the surface of Mercury, located within an unnamed crater that is itself within the larger Rembrandt basin. It was named by the IAU in June 2020.[1] Zmija is the Serbian word for snake.

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  1. ^ "Zmija". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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