Bilbo Colles Explained
Bilbo 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 [1] on western edge of bright region Quivira.[2]
Bilbo Colles is named after Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in The Hobbit.[1] The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work.[3] The name was formally announced on December 19, 2012.[4]
Notes and References
- http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15073 "Bilbo Colles"
- http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Titan_comp_VIMSimage.pdf "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Dec 29, 2012.
- International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
- Jennifer Blue, "Names for Five Colles and One Patera on Titan" . USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Dec 19, 2012.