Slang Faculae is a bright region on the surface of Mercury, located at 24.5° N, 179.3° W. It was named by the IAU in 2018.[1] Slang is the Afrikaans word for snake.
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Slang Faculae lies on the southeast rim of the Caloris basin, east of Atget crater and south of March crater.