Planitiae on Titan
10 named features carry the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Titan, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
10
of 304 named places on Titan — 3.3%
Largest
2,800 km
Caladan Planitia
Median size
418 km
Across the 10 with a measured diameter
Named between
2009–2022
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Titan get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 10 planitiae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by United States.
United States10
All 10 planitiae on Titan
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 73 more features.