Faramir Colles Explained

Faramir 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 4° north and 153° east^[1] within the Shangri-La region.^[2]

Faramir Colles is named after Faramir, a Gondorian prince in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in The Lord of the Rings.^[3] The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work.^[4] The name was formally announced on December 19, 2012.^[5]

References

1. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15074?__fsk=1471182007 "Faramir Colles"
2. 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.
3. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15074?__fsk=1471182007 "Faramir Colles"
4. International Astronomical Union. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed Nov 14, 2012.
5. Jennifer Blue, "Names for Five Colles and One Patera on Titan" . USGS Astrologeology Science Center. Dec 19, 2012.