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 4°14′S 38°34′W / 4.23°S 38.56°W [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]
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 4°14′S 38°34′W / 4.23°S 38.56°W [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]