Sionascaig Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[2][3] The lake is located at latitude 41.52°S and longitude 278.12°W on Titan's globe, and is composed of liquid methane and ethane.[4][5] The feature is named for the Earth lake, Loch Sionascaig, in Scotland.
 False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°31′34″S 278°07′12″W / 42.526°S 278.12°W |
| Diameter | 200km [1] |
| Eponym | Loch Sionascaig |
References
edit- ^ The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
- ^ Map of the liquid bodies in the north polar region of Titan.
- ^ Two New Lacus Names for Titan 12 March 2013.
- ^ Coustenis A. & Taylor F. W., Titan: Exploring an Earth like World p154-155 (World Scientific, 21 July 2008)
- ^ G Vixie, (2015) Possible temperate lakes on Titan.
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