Faculae on Ceres
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Facula — a bright spot on Ceres, out of 61 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 149 named places on Ceres — 2.0%
Largest
19 km
Vinalia Faculae
Median size
14 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2016–2019
IAU approval dates
How faculae on Ceres get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 faculae with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Roman.
Roman2Indonesia1
All 3 faculae on Ceres
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 58 more features.