Plural of facula; multiple bright regions on the sun's surface.
Direct Latin plural of facula. Maintained in English scientific terminology because it's more precise and evokes the traditional astronomical vocabulary.
When the sun is active and covered in faculae and sunspots, it's actually making Earth's upper atmosphere heat up and expand, which causes satellites to slowly fall from orbit!
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