Astronomy:Faramir Colles

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Faramir 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 4° north and 153° east[1] within the Shangri-La region.[2] Faramir Colles is named after Faramir, a Gondorian prince in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in The Lord of the Rings.[3] The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work.[4] The name was formally announced on December 19, 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Faramir Colles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Faramir Colles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ Jennifer Blue, "Names for Five Colles and One Patera on Titan" . USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Dec 19, 2012.



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