Mithrim Mountains ( lat.Mithrim Montes ) - a mountain system on Titan , the largest satellite of Saturn . Located in the northwestXanadu's light area (the coordinates of the center are ) [1] . It consists of at least three ridges stretched parallel to each other from west-north-west to east-south-east. The maximum length is about 150 km [1] , the height above the surrounding plains is about 1900 m (2010 data) [2] . The southern ridge contains the highest peak of Titan known for 2016 (absolute height - 3337 m) [3] [4] .
| Mithrim | |
|---|---|
 Mithrim Mountains - bright ranges on the left. Cassini Radar Image, May 12, 2008 (approximately 300 km wide) | |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Titanium |
In the east, the mountain system borders on a large radar-dark region, in the south - with a 20-kilometer round dark spot (probably destroyed by an impact crater ) [5] . Apparently, it has a tectonic origin [5] [2] .
The Mithrim Mountains were discovered on radar images of the Cassini spacecraft that captured this area on May 12, 2008 (during a flight near Titan under the designation T43) [6] . Like other mountains, on radar images they look brighter than the surrounding area [6] .
They bear the name of the mountains of Middle-earth Mithrim from the legendary J.R. R. Tolkien . This name was approved by the International Astronomical Union on November 13, 2012 [1] .
See also
- Titanium Surface Parts List
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mithrim Montes . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (November 13, 2012). Date of treatment June 19, 2014. Archived December 14, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 PIA13331: Mountains on the Northwest Border of Xanadu, Titan . photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov (August 12, 2010). Date of treatment June 24, 2014. Archived June 23, 2014.
- ↑ PIA20023: Radar View of Titan's Tallest Mountains photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov (March 24, 2016). Date of treatment March 25, 2016.
- ↑ Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks
- ↑ 1 2 PIA10654: Tectonics on Titan . photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov (May 21, 2008). Date of treatment June 24, 2014. Archived June 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Jason Perry. Titan RADAR SAR Swaths . The University of Arizona. Planetary Image Research Laboratory (June 11, 2013). - Cassini radar images. Mithrim Mountains are visible on strip T43 (to the right of the center). Date of treatment May 18, 2014. Archived May 18, 2014.
Links
- PIA10654: Tectonics on Titan . photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov (May 21, 2008). Date of treatment June 24, 2014. Archived June 23, 2014.
- PIA13331: Mountains on the Northwest Border of Xanadu, Titan photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov (August 12, 2010). Date of treatment June 24, 2014. Archived June 23, 2014.
- Map of Titanium with signatures on the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature website (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Jason Perry. Titan RADAR SAR Swaths . The University of Arizona. Planetary Image Research Laboratory (June 11, 2013). - Cassini radar images. Mithrim Mountains are visible on strip T43 (to the right of the center). Date of treatment May 18, 2014. Archived May 18, 2014.