Arwen Colles
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Arwen Colles is an area of small hills on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The hills are located near Titan's equator at 7°30′S 260°00′W / 7.5°S 260°W[1] within the Belet region.[2]
Arwen Colles is named after Arwen Undómiel, an Elvish princess in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in The Lord of the Rings.[1] The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work.[3] It was formally announced on December 19, 2012.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b International Astronomical Union. "Arwen Colles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
- ^ "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
- ^ International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
- ^ Jennifer Blue, "Names for Five Colles and One Patera on Titan" Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Dec 19, 2012.
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