Neidr Facula

Neidr Facula is a bright, irregular depression on the surface of Mercury, located at 35.9° N, 302.7° W. It was named by the IAU in 2018.[1] Neidr is the Welsh word for snake.

Neidr Facula is believed to be a large volcanic vent.[2]

Neidr Facula is located north of the prominent Rachmaninoff crater and west of the bright Nathair Facula.

References
  1. "Neidr". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510
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