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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Gleti

Basic Info

Feature Name Gleti
Clean Name Gleti
Feature ID 16430
Target Nix
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 13.00 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 0.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 02, 2021
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Fon
Origin Fon (West African) moon goddess.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Sep 17, 2025 4:57 PM
Additional Information No coordinate system has been established for Nix. Gleti is one of two large craters observed on Nix. Gleti and its ejecta blanket are darker and redder in color than the rest of Nix.

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