Arrakis Planitia

{{Short description|Plain on Titan}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

|name = Arrakis Planitia

|type = Planitia

|coordinates = {{coord|78.4|S|117.0|W|globe:titan_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|eponym = Arrakis

}}

Arrakis Planitia is a planitia (plain) on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. It is located in Titan's southern hemisphere, between 74 and 80° south and 113–134° east,{{cite web |date=April 5, 2010 |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Arrakis Planitia |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14656 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606180421/https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14656 |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}} within the Mezzoramia region.United States Geological Survey. [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Titan_comp_VIMSimage.pdf "Titan with VIMS background and RADAR strips"]. Accessed 14 Nov, 2012.

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.{{cite web |url=https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/369-New-Name,-Descriptor-Term,-and-Theme-Approved-for-Use-on-Titan.html |title=USGS Astrogeology Hot Topics: New Name, Descriptor Term, and Theme Approved for Use on Titan |first=Jennifer |last=Blue |publisher=Astrogeology.usgs.gov |date=August 4, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101075856/http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?%2Farchives%2F369-New-Name%2C-Descriptor-Term%2C-and-Theme-Approved-for-Use-on-Titan.html |archive-date=November 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae |url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?Target=74_Titan&Feature%20Type=31_Planitia,%20planitiae |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421181803/https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?Target=74_Titan&Feature%20Type=31_Planitia,%20planitiae |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=January 3, 2015 |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}}{{cite web |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524125535/https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Categories |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=January 3, 2015 |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}}