Features on Titan Features on Titan Adiri is a large, bright albedo feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the paradise in Melanesian mythology. It is located to the west of the large, dark region of Shangri-la. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adiri (Titan)"
Ganesa Macula is a dark feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the Hindu god Ganesha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganesa Macula"
This is a list of named geological features on Saturn's moon Titan. Official names for these features have only been announced very recently, as Titan's surface was virtually unknown before the arrival of the Cassini probe. Some features were known by informal nicknames beforehand; these names are noted where appropriate. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of geological features on Titan"
Ontario Lacus is a dark feature near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan. Its name implies that it is a lake, but this is only speculation, and it may instead be a plain. It is named after Lake Ontario in North America, with which it shares a similar size. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ontario Lacus"
Shangri-la is a large, dark region of Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after Shangri-La, the mythical paradise in Tibet. It is believed to be an immense plain of dark material. It was once believed that these regions of Titan were seas, but they are now believed to be dry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shangri-la (Titan)"
Xanadu (often called "Xanadu Regio", though this is not its official name) is a highly reflective area of Saturn's moon Titan. Its name comes from Xanadu, the legendary palace described in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Xanadu (Titan)"
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