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IAU descriptor term

Freta in the Solar System

Fretum is the term planetary geologists use for a strait — a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of liquid. 4 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Hardin Fretum on Titan at 246 km.

Where they are

The largest freta anywhere

Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.

What they are named after

Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 4 freta, 1 categories appear.

United States4

Other feature classes