Taniquetil Montes
Mountains on Titan
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The Taniquetil Montes are a mountain range on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The range is located near Titan's equator, between 2° and 4° south, and 211° and 214° west.[1] It is located within the Adiri region, just west of the landing site of the Huygens probe.[2]
The Taniquetil Montes are named after Taniquetil, a mountain in the Undying Lands in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe.[1] The name follows a convention that Titanean mountains are named after mountains in Tolkien's work.[3] It was formally announced on November 13, 2012.[4]
