The Irensaga Montes is a range of mountains on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The range is located near Titan's equator, between 5–6° south and 210–214° east.[1] It is located within the Adiri region, just west of the landing site of the Huygens probe.[2]
The Irensaga Montes is named after Irensaga, one of the White MountainsinJ. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth.[3] The name follows a convention that Titanean mountains are after mountains in Tolkien's work.[4] It was formally announced on November 13, 2012.[5]
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