Misty Montes

The Misty Montes are a range of mountains on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The range is located in the northern hemisphere of Titan, between 56-7° north and 61-3° west.[1]

Misty Montes on Cassini radar image

The Misty Montes are named after the Misty Mountains, a range of mountains in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth which appears most prominently in The Hobbit.[1] The name follows a convention that Titanean mountains are named after mountains in Tolkien's work.[2] It was formally announced on November 13, 2012.[3]

References

International Astronomical Union. "Misty Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
Jennifer Blue, "Eight New Names for Titan Surface Features" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Nov 13, 2012.

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[GPN-1] International Astronomical Union. "Misty Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.

[2] International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.

[3] Jennifer Blue, "Eight New Names for Titan Surface Features" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Nov 13, 2012.