Nakuru Lacuna
 Cassini view of Titan's north polar seas and lakes in the near infrared. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 65°49′N 94°00′W / 65.81°N 94°W |
| Diameter | 175 km |
Nakuru Lacuna is the largest intermittent lake on Titan.[1]
It is located at 65.81°N and 94°W[2] on Titan's surface and is 175 km in length. The lake is composed of liquid ethane and methane,[3] and was detected by the Cassini–Huygens space probe.
Indications are that it is an intermittent lake and so was named in 2013[4] after the Lake Nakuru, Kenya.[5] It is the sixth largest body of liquid hydrocarbon on Titan.
References
[edit]- ^ "Planetary Names: Search Results".
- ^ Planetary names
- ^ Athéna Coustenis, F. W. Taylor Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. (World Scientific, 2008) pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-270-501-3.
- ^ Five New Names Approved for Use on Titan
- ^ Nakuru Lacuna at Planetary names.usgs.gov.
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