Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mithrim Montes

Basic Info

Feature Name Mithrim Montes
Clean Name Mithrim Montes
Feature ID 15049
Target Titan
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -1.20 °
Southmost Latitude -3.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 126.00 °
Westmost Longitude 128.90 °
Diameter 147.00 km
Center Latitude -2.16 °
Center Longitude 127.42 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 13, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Name of a mountain range from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Reference [278] - The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, by Robert Foster: Ballantine Books, New York, 1978.
Updated Nov 13, 2012 9:32 AM

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