facula
noun
fac·u·la
ˈfa-kyə-lə 
plural faculae
ˈfa-kyə-ˌlē
-ˌlī
: any of the bright regions of the sun's photosphere seen most easily near the sun's edge
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Four of the seven newly named features lie in the Caloris basin, shown above, where faculae take names from African languages of the Somalian, Igbo (of southeastern Nigeria), Arabic, and Afrikaans.
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Nola Taylor Redd, Science | AAAS, 9 Apr. 2018
Nola Taylor Redd, Science | AAAS, 9 Apr. 2018
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“Facula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facula. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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