What is "gula"

Gula \Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. Gul[AE], E. Gulas. [L., the throat, gullet.]

1. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.

   2. A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.

2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as Cymatium.

n. 1 The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat. 2 (context zoology English) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum. 3 (context architecture English) A capping moulding; a cymatium.

Gula is a crater on Ganymede. It is a fresh crater with a distinctive central peak. It is about 40 km (25 miles) in diameter.

A characteristic feature of both Gula and its southern neighbor Achelous, almost identical in size, is the "pedestal" − an outward-facing, relatively gently sloped scarp that terminates the continuous ejecta blanket. Similar features may be seen in ejecta blankets of Martian craters, suggesting impacts into a volatile (ice)-rich target material. Furthermore, both craters appear crisp and feature terraces. Gula has a prominent central peak; Achelous instead may show the remnant of a collapsed central peak or a central pit that is not fully formed. On lower-resolution images taken under higher sun illumination angle, both craters are shown to have extended bright rays, especially Achelous, which demonstrates that these two craters are younger than the respective surrounding landscape.

Gula may refer to:

• Gula (surname), which see for a list of people of that name
• Gula (crater), a crater on Ganymede
• Gula (ethnic group), a tribal people living in western Liberia
• "Gula", a song by EDM artist Deadmau5 from the 2014 album "while (1<2)"
• Gullah, a people of African origin living on the islands and coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina
• Nintinugga, Babylonian goddess of health
  • Kudurru of Gula, a boundary stone for the goddess
• Gula Mons, a volcano on Venus
• Gula language (disambiguation), several African languages
• Gula, Latin name for the vice of gluttony, one of the Seven Deadly Sins
• Gula, Malay name for the sugar in Malaysia.

Gula is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Jiří Gula (born 1989), Czech ice-hockey player
• Leonardo Gula (born 1914), Argentine boxer
• Qamar Gula, Afghan singer
• Sharbat Gula (born ca. 1972), Afghan woman who was the subject of a famous December 1984 photograph by journalist Steve McCurry that was on the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine