Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Lithui Montes

Basic Info

Feature Name Lithui Montes
Clean Name Lithui Montes
Feature ID 15952
Target Titan
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 85.77 °
Southmost Latitude 83.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.96 °
Westmost Longitude 145.39 °
Diameter 200.00 km
Center Latitude 84.68 °
Center Longitude 112.56 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 14, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Name of a mountain range (Ered Lithui, Ash Mountains), the northern border of the land of Mordor from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Reference [595] - The Illustrated Encyclopaedia, by David Day: Fireside, New York. 1992.
Updated Jan 07, 2021 9:35 PM

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