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Several locations have been given names after fictional locations of Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]]. | Several locations have been given names after fictional locations of Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]]. | ||
==Titan== | ==Titan== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Titan (moon)|Titan]] is one of [[Wikipedia:Saturn|Saturn]]'s moons. Geological features are named after mythological figures, but some are named after works of fiction. A few of them are named after Frank Herbert's ''[http://dune.wikia.com/ Dune]'' universe; the mountains and ridges (''montes'') are named after [[:Category:Mountains|mountains]] of Arda.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories| | [[Wikipedia:Titan (moon)|Titan]] is one of [[Wikipedia:Saturn|Saturn]]'s moons. Geological features are named after mythological figures, but some are named after works of fiction. A few of them are named after Frank Herbert's ''[http://dune.wikia.com/ Dune]'' universe; the mountains and ridges (''montes'') are named after [[:Category:Mountains|mountains]] of Arda.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|author=International Astronomical Union|articlename=Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites}}</ref> | ||
The named ''montes'' of Titan are: [[Mountains of Angmar|Angmar Montes]], [[Dolmed|Dolmed Montes]], [[Mount Doom|Doom Mons]], [[Echoriad|Echoriat Montes]], [[Erebor|Erebor Mons]], [[Mount Gram|Gram Montes]], [[Irensaga|Irensaga Montes]], [[Merlock Mountains|Merlock Montes]], [[Mindolluin|Mindolluin Montes]], [[Misty Mountains|Misty Montes]], [[Mountains of Mithrim|Mithrim Montes]], [[Rerir|Rerir Montes]], [[Taniquetil|Taniquetil Montes]]. | The named ''montes'' of Titan are: [[Mountains of Angmar|Angmar Montes]], [[Dolmed|Dolmed Montes]], [[Mount Doom|Doom Mons]], [[Echoriad|Echoriat Montes]], [[Erebor|Erebor Mons]], [[Mount Gram|Gram Montes]], [[Irensaga|Irensaga Montes]], [[Merlock Mountains|Merlock Montes]], [[Mindolluin|Mindolluin Montes]], [[Misty Mountains|Misty Montes]], [[Mountains of Mithrim|Mithrim Montes]], [[Rerir|Rerir Montes]], [[Taniquetil|Taniquetil Montes]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]] | *[[Species named after Tolkien's works]] | ||
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[[Category:Real-world]] | [[Category:Real-world]] | ||
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Several locations have been given names after fictional locations of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Titan
Titan is one of Saturn's moons. Geological features are named after mythological figures, but some are named after works of fiction. A few of them are named after Frank Herbert's Dune universe; the mountains and ridges (montes) are named after mountains of Arda.[1]
The named montes of Titan are: Angmar Montes, Dolmed Montes, Doom Mons, Echoriat Montes, Erebor Mons, Gram Montes, Irensaga Montes, Merlock Montes, Mindolluin Montes, Misty Montes, Mithrim Montes, Rerir Montes, Taniquetil Montes.
See also
References
- ↑ International Astronomical Union, "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites", Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (accessed 18 April 2024)
