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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Moria Montes on Titan

Moria Montes

Feature Name	Moria Montes
Clean Name	Moria Montes
Feature ID	15353
Target	Titan
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	15.72 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.41 °
Easternmost Longitude	189.24 °
Westernmost Longitude	191.56 °
Diameter	107.00 km
Center Latitude	15.05 °
Center Longitude	190.45 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	-
Reference	[278] - The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, by Robert Foster: Ballantine Books, New York, 1978.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jul 20, 2015
Origin	Name of three massive peaks, the Mountains of Moria, at the midpoint of the Misty Mountains range from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Last Updated	Oct 29, 2015 8:02 AM

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