Faculae on Titan
15 named features carry the IAU descriptor Facula — a bright spot on Titan, out of 61 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
15
of 304 named places on Titan — 4.9%
Largest
680 km
Crete Facula
Median size
215 km
Across the 15 with a measured diameter
Named between
2006–2022
IAU approval dates
How faculae on Titan get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 15 faculae with a recorded origin, 14 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek2India1Hawaii1Japan1Antilles1Italy1Croatia1Mozambique1
All 15 faculae on Titan
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Faculae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 46 more features.