Doom Mons

Doom Mons
Doom Mons with collapse feature Sotra Patera and flow feature Mohini Fluctus, the latter partially covered by dunes. Radar image by Cassini, 2007
Feature typeMountain, possible cryovolcano
LocationAztlan, Titan
Coordinates14°39′S 40°25′W / 14.650°S 40.417°W / -14.650; -40.417
Peak1.45 km (0.90 mi) above the surrounding plains
DiscovererCassini
EponymMount Doom, Middle-earth, from J. R. R. Tolkien's works

Doom Mons is the name of a mountain range and its eponymous peak on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. A putative cryovolcano, it is the largest mountain range on Titan by volume. It was discovered by the Cassini–Huygens probe in 2005 and officially named in 2012.

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