Doom Mons (Titan)

Name of a mountain from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Doom Mons is the name of a mountain range and its eponymous peak on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Doom Mons is the largest mountain range on Titan by volume, and its peak possibly the highest. Doom Mons was discovered by the Cassini–Huygens probe in 2005 and officially named in 2012. (wikipedia entry)

A mons is a mountain. On Titan they are named after mountains and peaks from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by English author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).

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NW 1340 km

Ksa

MRV
20 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
27 Days 19 Hours

N 370 km

Bilbo Colles

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5 Hours 47 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 16 Hours

NE 130 km

Mohini Fluctus

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2 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 17 Hours

W 2678 km

Xanadu

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1 Day 17 Hours
Walking
55 Days 13 Hours

Doom Mons

-14.65° N 319.58° E

E 19 km

Sotra Patera(last)

Walking
9 Hours 35 Minutes

SW 1702 km

Hotei Regio

MRV
1 Day 2 Hours
Walking
35 Days 7 Hours

S 2205 km

Celadon Flumina

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1 Day 10 Hours
Walking
45 Days 17 Hours

SE 532 km

Shiwanni Virgae(next)

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8 Hours 19 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 1 Hour

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