Arrakis Planitia

Arrakis Planitia
Feature typePlanitia
Coordinates78°24′S 117°00′W / 78.4°S 117.0°W / -78.4; -117.0
EponymArrakis

Arrakis Planitia is a planitia (plain) on Titan, the largest natural satellite of the planet Saturn. It is located in Titan's southern hemisphere, between 74 and 80° south and 113–134° east, within the Mezzoramia region.

Arrakis Planitia is named after Arrakis, a fictional desert planet that is featured prominently in Frank Herbert's Dune novels. The name follows a convention that Titanean plains are named after planets in Herbert's work.

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