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==Cultural influence== ''Dune'' has been widely influential, inspiring numerous novels, music, films, television, games, and comic books.<ref>{{cite book|last=Roberts|first=Adam|title=Science Fiction|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00robe|url-access=limited|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2000|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sciencefiction00robe/page/n95 85]–90|isbn=978-0-415-19204-0}}</ref> It is considered one of the most influential science fiction novels of all time, with numerous modern science fiction works owing their existence to ''Dune''.{{cn|date=March 2025}}'' Dune'' has been referenced in numerous works of [[popular culture]], including ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick (franchise)|Chronicles of Riddick]]'', ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bardinelli |first=John |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Dune at 50: Pop Culture Is Hooked on Spice |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/dune-at-50-pop-culture-is-hooked-on-spice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916102626/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/dune-at-50-pop-culture-is-hooked-on-spice/ |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |website=[[Barnes & Noble]]}}</ref> ''Dune'' was cited as a source of inspiration for [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s [[anime]] film ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984) for its post-apocalyptic world.<ref name="hm">{{cite book |last=McCarthy |first=Helen |title=Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese Animation |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-1-880656-41-9 |pages=72–92}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayao Miyazaki. Exploring the early work of Japan's greatest animator {{!}} IIAS |url=https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/hayao-miyazaki-exploring-early-work-japans-greatest-animator |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031201403/https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/hayao-miyazaki-exploring-early-work-japans-greatest-animator |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=iias.asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 10, 2020|title=10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind|url=https://screenrant.com/facts-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/|access-date=September 20, 2021|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213116/https://screenrant.com/facts-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NAUSICAA & DUNE (JAPANESE ANIMATION NEWS & REVIEW, 7/91) |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/oldstuff/naus-dune.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127170902/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/oldstuff/naus-dune.html |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=nausicaa.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dazed|date=September 17, 2021|title=How Dune inspired Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/54206/1/how-dune-inspired-hayao-miyazaki-s-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind|access-date=September 20, 2021|website=Dazed|language=en|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919004412/https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/54206/1/how-dune-inspired-hayao-miyazaki-s-nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Dune'' was parodied in 1984's ''[[National Lampoon's Doon]]'' by [[Ellis Weiner]], which William F. Touponce called "something of a tribute to Herbert's success on college campuses", noting that "the only other book to have been so honored is [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''," which [[Bored of the Rings|was parodied]] by ''[[The Harvard Lampoon]]'' in 1969.<ref>{{cite book|last=Touponce|year=1988|title=Frank Herbert|chapter=Herbert's Reputation|page=119|publisher=Twayne Publishers |isbn=978-0-8057-7514-3}}</ref> ===Music=== * In 1977, [[David Matthews (keyboardist)|David Matthews]] became one of the first artists to dedicate an entire composition to ''Dune,'' publishing an album of the same name on [[CTI Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=David Matthews - Dune |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/544208-David-Matthews-Dune |website=[[Discogs]] |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117174035/https://www.discogs.com/release/544208-David-Matthews-Dune |url-status=live }}</ref> * In 1978, French [[electronic music]]ian [[Heldon|Richard Pinhas]] released the nine-track ''Dune''-inspired album ''Chronolyse'', which includes the seven-part ''Variations sur le thème des Bene Gesserit''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Richard-Pinhas-Chronolyse/release/1070353|title=Richard Pinhas – Chronolyse|date=September 21, 1978|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=March 9, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033837/https://www.discogs.com/Richard-Pinhas-Chronolyse/release/1070353|url-status=live}}</ref> * In 1979, German electronic music pioneer [[Klaus Schulze]] released an LP titled ''[[Dune (Klaus Schulze album)|Dune]]'' featuring motifs and lyrics inspired by the novel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Klaus-Schulze-Dune/release/868540|title=Klaus Schulze – Dune|date=September 21, 1979|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=March 9, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034145/https://www.discogs.com/Klaus-Schulze-Dune/release/868540|url-status=live}}</ref> * A similar musical project, ''Visions of Dune'', was released also in 1979 by Zed (a pseudonym of French electronic musician Bernard Sjazner).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Zed-Visions-Of-Dune/release/2771879|title=Zed (5) – Visions Of Dune|date=September 21, 1979 |publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> * 1981 French [[zeuhl]] band [[Dün (band)|Dün]] released their album ''[[Eros (Dün album)|Eros]]'' which was inspired by the Dune novel, also their band name ''Dün'' was a short form from their temporary name ''Dune''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booklet CD Eros |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/83c5c266-ed14-425d-ac9d-1b5613d33291/cover-art |publisher=Soleil Zeuhl |date=2000 |language=en, fr |access-date=2024-04-10 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531174242/https://musicbrainz.org/release/83c5c266-ed14-425d-ac9d-1b5613d33291/cover-art |url-status=live }}</ref> * Heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]] wrote the song "To Tame a Land" based on the ''Dune'' story. It appears as the closing track to their 1983 album ''[[Piece of Mind]]''. The original working title of the song was "Dune"; however, the band was denied permission to use it, with Frank Herbert's agents stating "Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden".<ref>{{cite book |last=Wall |first=Mick |title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.) |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-86074-542-3 |page=244}}</ref> * ''Dune'' inspired the German [[happy hardcore]] band [[Dune (band)|Dune]], who have released several albums with space travel-themed songs.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} * The progressive hardcore band [[Shai Hulud (band)|Shai Hulud]] took their name from ''Dune''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-25 |title=Interview: Matt Fox (Shai Hulud, Zombie Apocalypse) |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/matt-fox-shai-hulud-zombie-apocalypse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920040817/https://www.noecho.net/interviews/matt-fox-shai-hulud-zombie-apocalypse |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=noecho.net |language=en}}</ref> * In 1988, New Zealand rock band [[Shihad]] chose their name based on "Jihad", the holy war scene from David Lynch's 1984 film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/18-02-2023/twenty-one-years-ago-shihad-changed-their-name-then-all-hell-broke-loose |title=Twenty-one years ago, Shihad changed their name. Then all hell broke loose |work=The Spinoff |last=Schultz |first=Chris |date=February 18, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2025}}</ref> * "Traveller in Time", from the 1991 [[Blind Guardian]] album ''[[Tales from the Twilight World]]'', is based mostly on Paul Atreides' visions of future and past.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709111236/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200536 ''St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture'' by Craig T. Cobane] Retrieved July 12, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://stason.org/TULARC/education-books/frank-herbert-dune/7-2-Has-Dune-inspired-other-music.html Has ''Dune'' inspired other music? – Stason.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616112430/http://stason.org/TULARC/education-books/frank-herbert-dune/7-2-Has-Dune-inspired-other-music.html |date=June 16, 2017 }} Retrieved July 12, 2008.</ref> * The title of the 1993 [[Fear Factory]] album ''Fear is The Mindkiller'' is a quote from the "[[litany against fear]]".<ref>[[Fear Is the Mindkiller|''Album Fear is the Mindkiller'' by Burton C. Bell, Dino Cazares]] Retrieved September 10, 2020.</ref> * The song "Near Fantastica", from the Matthew Good album ''[[Avalanche (Matthew Good album)|Avalanche]]'', makes reference to the "[[litany against fear]]", repeating "can't feel fear, fear's the mind killer" through a section of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justsomelyrics.com/503492/Matthew-Good-Near-Fantastica-Lyrics|title=Matthew Good Near Fantastica Lyrics|work=Justsomelyrics.com|access-date=August 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104013852/http://www.justsomelyrics.com/503492/Matthew-Good-Near-Fantastica-Lyrics|archive-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref> * In the Fatboy Slim song "[[Weapon of Choice (song)|Weapon of Choice]]", the line "If you walk without rhythm/You won't attract the worm" is a near quotation from the sections of novel in which Stilgar teaches Paul to ride sandworms. [[Christopher Walken]], who would later star in ''Dune: Part Two'' as Emperor Shaddam IV, appears in the music video.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/christopher-walken-dune-emperor-fatboy-slim-1352415|title=Christopher Walken Cast in Dune: Part Two, Just as Fatboy Slim Prophesied|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=May 12, 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 17, 2024|archive-date=March 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317105121/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/christopher-walken-dune-emperor-fatboy-slim-1352415/|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''Dune'' also inspired the 1999 album ''The 2nd Moon'' by the German death metal band [[Golem (band)|Golem]], which is a [[concept album]] about the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golem-metal.de/Downloads/Docs/download.php?file=Golem-1999-The2ndMoon.doc|title=Golem lyrics and info: ''The 2nd Moon'' (1999)|publisher=Golem-metal.de|access-date=July 10, 2009|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221203445/http://www.golem-metal.de/Downloads/Docs/download.php?file=Golem-1999-The2ndMoon.doc|url-status=live}}</ref> * The song "The Eyes of Ibad" from [[Panchiko]]'s 2000 EP ''[[Deathmetal (EP)|D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L]]'', takes its name from ''Dune'', referencing the blue-in-blue eyes of the Fremen. * ''Dune'' influenced [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]] on their [[30 Seconds to Mars (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022232229/http://www.marsdust.com/30stm.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2006|title=Space, symbols, and synth-rock imbue the metaphoric musical world of 30 Seconds To Mars|work=Mars Dust|publisher=Mysterian Media|last=Lowachee|first=Karin|author-link=Karin Lowachee|year=2003|url=http://www.marsdust.com/30stm.htm}}</ref> * The [[Youngblood Brass Band]]'s song "Is an Elegy" on ''[[Center:Level:Roar]]'' references "[[Muad'Dib]]", "[[Arrakis]]" and other elements from the novel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngbloodbrassband.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000929173838/http://www.youngbloodbrassband.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2000|title=Re-Direct|publisher=Youngblood Brass Band|access-date=August 29, 2012}}</ref> * The debut album of Canadian musician [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]], called ''[[Geidi Primes]]'', is a concept album based on ''Dune''.<ref name="nme">{{cite web|first=Kevin EG|last=Perry|url=https://www.nme.com/features/our-album-of-the-year-winner-grimes-the-full-nme-cover-feature|title=Our Album Of The Year Winner Grimes – The Full NME Cover Feature|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|date=December 4, 2015|access-date=September 6, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407190845/https://www.nme.com/features/our-album-of-the-year-winner-grimes-the-full-nme-cover-feature-629|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/31/claire-boucher-grimes-art-angels|title=Grimes: 'In my life, I'm a lot more weird than this'|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|date=October 31, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 22, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916212735/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/31/claire-boucher-grimes-art-angels|url-status=live}}</ref> * In 2015, the Baltimore-based band Tendrills released a psych rock album called ''10,191''. The album's title, sound, emotionality, and some of its lyrics were inspired by the Dune novels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tendrills.bandcamp.com/album/10191 |title=10,191 by Tendrills |author=Tendrills |year=2015 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220174729/https://tendrills.bandcamp.com/album/10191 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Japanese singer [[Kenshi Yonezu]], released a song titled "Dune", also known as "Sand Planet". The song was released on 2017, and it was created using the voice synthesizer [[Hatsune Miku]] for her 10th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vgperson.com/vocalinterview.php?view=hachicut2|title=Kenshi Yonezu/Hachi - Sand Planet|work=CUT Magazine|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902185207/https://vgperson.com/vocalinterview.php?view=hachicut2|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Sleep (band)|Sleep]]'s 2018 album ''[[The Sciences (album)|The Sciences]]'' features a song, Giza Butler, that references several aspects of ''Dune''.<ref name=sciencesLN>{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Sciences |type=vinyl liner notes |author=Sleep |year=2018 |publisher=[[Third Man Records]] |id=TMR 547}}</ref> * [[Tool (band)|Tool]]'s 2019 album ''[[Fear Inoculum]]'' has a song entitled "Litanie contre la peur (Litany against fear)".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-tool-return-from-a-long-hiatus-with-fear-inoculum-879842/|title=Tool Return From a Long Hiatus With ''Fear Inoculum''|last=Hermes|first=Will|date=September 4, 2019|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=September 15, 2019|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109151406/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-tool-return-from-a-long-hiatus-with-fear-inoculum-879842/|url-status=live}}</ref> * "Rare to Wake", from [[Shannon Lay]]'s album ''Geist'' (2019), is inspired by ''Dune''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/10/shannon-lay-geist-interview/|title=Shannon Lay Is Doing This for Herself|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2021|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Grant|last=Sharples|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007171202/https://www.spin.com/2021/10/shannon-lay-geist-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] band [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] based the song "The Sleeper" and its prelude, both off the album The Coffin Train, on the series. ===Games=== {{Further|List of games based on Dune}} There have been a number of [[List of games based on Dune|games based on the book]], starting with the [[Strategy video game|strategy]]{{ndash}}[[adventure game]] ''[[Dune (video game)|Dune]]'' (1992). The most important game adaptation is ''[[Dune II]]'' (1992), which established the conventions of modern [[real-time strategy]] games and is considered to be among the most influential [[video games]] of all time.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Loguidice|first1=Bill|last2=Barton|first2=Matt|chapter=Spicing Up Strategy in Real Time|title=Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time|date=2012|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|isbn=978-1-136-13758-7|pages=65–76|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mKF5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308011125/https://books.google.com/books?id=mKF5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The online game ''[[Lost Souls (MUD)|Lost Souls]]'' includes ''Dune''-derived elements, including sandworms and melange—addiction to which can produce psychic talents.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shah|first1=Rawn|last2=Romine|first2=James|year=1995|title=Playing MUDs on the Internet|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|isbn=978-0-471-11633-2|page=213}}</ref> The 2016 game ''[[Enter the Gungeon]]'' features the spice melange as a random item which gives the player progressively stronger abilities and penalties with repeated uses, mirroring the long-term effects melange has on users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/enter-gungeon-best-active-items/|title=''Enter The Gungeon'': 10 Best Active Items That You Need To Find|first=Matthew|last=D'Onofrio|date=March 23, 2021|website=Game Rant|access-date=June 14, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614184334/https://gamerant.com/enter-gungeon-best-active-items/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rick Priestley]] cites ''Dune'' as a major influence on his 1987 [[wargame]], ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Duffy |first=Owen |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Blood, dice and darkness: how Warhammer defined gaming for a generation |url=http://cardboardsandwich.com/features/blood-dice-and-darkness-how-warhammer-defined-gaming-for-a-generation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518214819/http://cardboardsandwich.com/features/blood-dice-and-darkness-how-warhammer-defined-gaming-for-a-generation/ |archive-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref> In 2023, [[Funcom]] announced ''[[Dune: Awakening]]'', an upcoming [[massively multiplayer online game]] set in the universe of ''Dune''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://duneawakening.com/|title=Dune Awakening|website=Dune Awakening|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927035638/https://duneawakening.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jake |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Dune Awakening - everything we know so far |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/dune-awakening-release-date-gameplay-trailers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928175431/https://www.techradar.com/news/dune-awakening-release-date-gameplay-trailers |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=TechRadar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mercante |first1=Alyssa |date=October 7, 2022 |others=Contributed Jasmine Gould-Wilson, Heather Wald, Emma-Jane Betts, Josh West |title=Dune Awakening: Everything we know so far about the open-world Dune MMO |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-awakening-guide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928175431/https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-awakening-guide/ |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=gamesradar.com}}</ref> ===Space exploration=== The [[Apollo 15]] astronauts named a [[Dune (crater)|small crater]] on Earth's [[Moon]] after the novel during the 1971 mission,<ref>{{cite book|title=Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert|url=https://archive.org/details/dreamerofdunebio00herb|url-access=registration|first=Brian|last=Herbert|date=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/dreamerofdunebio00herb/page/244 244]|publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-7653-0646-3}}</ref> and the name was formally adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 1973.<ref name="Moon Dune">{{cite web|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1662|title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Dune on Moon|publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov|access-date=October 16, 2016|archive-date=December 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211135354/https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1662|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2009, the names of planets from the ''Dune'' novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], like [[Arrakis Planitia]].<ref name="USGS">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="Titan Planitiae">{{cite web |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Planitia,%20planitiae |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016163143/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Planitia,%20planitiae |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Titan Labyrinthi">{{cite web |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Labyrinthus,%20labyrinthi |title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Labyrinthi |publisher=Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016163143/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Labyrinthus,%20labyrinthi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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