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Large ringed features on Titan

4 named features carry the IAU descriptor Large ringed feature — a multi-ring impact basin, the largest class of impact structure there is on Titan, out of 10 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
4
of 304 named places on Titan — 1.3%
Largest
120 km
Paxsi
Median size
75 km
Across the 4 with a measured diameter
Named between
2006–2010
IAU approval dates

How large ringed features on Titan get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 4 large ringed features with a recorded origin, 4 categories appear, led by Peru.

Peru1Ireland1Puerto Rico1Slavic1

All 4 large ringed features on Titan

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

Large ringed features elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 6 more features.