Misty Montes

Mountains on Titan

The Misty Montes are a range of mountains on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The range is located in the northern hemisphere of Titan, between 56-7° north and 61-3° west.^[1]

The Misty Montes are named after the Misty Mountains, a range of mountains in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth which appears most prominently in The Hobbit.^[1] The name follows a convention that Titanean mountains are named after mountains in Tolkien's work.^[2] It was formally announced on November 13, 2012.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b International Astronomical Union. "Misty Montes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
^ International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
^ Jennifer Blue, "Eight New Names for Titan Surface Features" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Nov 13, 2012.

Titan

General

Atmosphere
Climate
Life

Lakes
and seas

Seas	Kraken Mare Ligeia Mare Punga Mare
Lakes	Abaya Lacus Bolsena Lacus Feia Lacus Hammar Lacus Jingpo Lacus Kivu Lacus Koitere Lacus Ladoga Lacus Mackay Lacus Müggel Lacus Neagh Lacus Ontario Lacus Sionascaig Lacus Sotonera Lacus Albano Lacus
Rivers	Elivagar Flumina Vid Flumina
Dry lakes	Eyre Lacuna Ngami Lacuna Woytchugga Lacuna

Features

Exploration

Past	Pioneer program Pioneer 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Cassini–Huygens Huygens
Planned and proposed	Dragonfly (2028) AVIATR Explorer of Enceladus and Titan Journey to Enceladus and Titan TALISE Titan Mare Explorer Titan Saturn System Mission Titan Winged Aerobot Oceanus