Titan

Titan is Saturn's largest moon.

Naming conventions

Titan's mountains (called montes)^{[note 1]} are named after mountains in Middle-earth while colles,^{[note 2]} are named after characters created by Tolkien.^[1]

Montes

Colles

Arwen Colles
Bilbo Colles
Faramir Colles
Gandalf Colles
Handir Colles
Nimloth Colles

External links

The Unexpected Journey from Tolkien to Titan

Notes

↑ Montes, pl. of mons, is Latin for 'mountains' and is used in planetary nomenclature to create international names for mountains on celestial bodies.
↑ Colles, pl. of collis, is Latin for 'hills', and used in international planetary nomenclature.

References

↑ IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, "Categories (Themes) for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites", planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov, accessed 4 February 2024

[1] Montes, pl. of mons, is Latin for 'mountains' and is used in planetary nomenclature to create international names for mountains on celestial bodies.

[2] Colles, pl. of collis, is Latin for 'hills', and used in international planetary nomenclature.

[3] IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, "Categories (Themes) for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites", planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov, accessed 4 February 2024

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