Ladoga Lacus
Geographical feature on Titan, moon of Saturn
74°48′N 26°06′W / 74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1Ladoga Lacus is a geographical feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, named after Lake Ladoga, Russia. It is one of a number of "methane lakes" found in Titan's north polar region.[1]
The lake, detected in 2004 by the Cassini space probe, is composed of liquid ethane and methane.[2] It is 110 kilometers along its longest dimension and is located at 74°48′N 26°06′W / 74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1 on Titan's globe.
Notes
- ^ The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
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