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Albedo features on Titan

13 named features carry the IAU descriptor Albedo Feature — a region named for how bright or dark it appears from a distance on Titan, out of 172 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
13
of 304 named places on Titan — 4.3%
Largest
3,400 km
Xanadu
Median size
3,400 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2006–2006
IAU approval dates

How albedo features on Titan get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 13 albedo features with a recorded origin, 13 categories appear, led by England.

England1Norway1Egypt1Melanesia1Aztec1Malaysia1China1Sumerian1

All 13 albedo features on Titan

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Albedo features elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 159 more features.