Arrakis Planitia is a
planitia
In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.
...
(plain) on
Titan, the largest
moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
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
Arrakis ()—informally known as Dune and later called Rakis—is a fictional desert planet featured in the ''Dune'' series of novels by Frank Herbert. Herbert's first novel in the series, 1965's ''Dune'', is considered one of the greatest scien ...
, a fictional
desert planet
A desert planet, also known as a dry planet, an arid planet, or a dune planet, is a theoretical type of terrestrial planet with a surface consistency similar to Earth's hot deserts.
History
A 2011 study suggested that not only are life-sustaini ...
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.
References
Plains
Surface features of Titan (moon)
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