Fun Fact: The Curious Names of Mountains on Titan

Fun facts about the moon Titan

The mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan are all named after mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories of Middle-Earth. For example Titan’s Doom Mons is named after Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings.

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  1. Theresa's avatar Theresa says:

    Sounds like someone was a really big Tolkien fan.

  2. mlouisebarbourfundyblue's avatar mlouisebarbourfundyblue says:

    OMG ~ This is really a fun fact!

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