Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Handir Colles

Basic Info

Feature Name Handir Colles
Clean Name Handir Colles
Feature ID 15075
Target Titan
Feature Type Collis, colles

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.87 °
Southmost Latitude 9.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 355.35 °
Westmost Longitude 357.65 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude 10.00 °
Center Longitude 356.68 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Son of Haldir, a ruler of the fictional Folk of Haleth; character 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 Dec 19, 2012 8:22 AM

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