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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
16430	Gleti	Gleti	Nix	13.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Fon	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Sep 02, 2021	[174]	Fon (West African) moon goddess.	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.	Sep 17, 2025
16431	Metztli	Metztli	Nix	10.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360	North America	Aztec	Crater, craters	AA	-	Approved	Sep 02, 2021	[174]	Aztec goddess of the Moon, night, and farmers.	No coordinate system has been established for Nix. Metztli is one of two large craters observed on Nix. Metztli appeared near the terminator during the New Horizons flyby.	Sep 17, 2025

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