Lake on Titan
 Titan's "kissing lakes", Abaya Lacus, "as viewed by," Cassini's synthetic aperture radar. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 73°12′N 45°36′W / 73.2°N 45.6°W / 73.2; -45.6 |
| Diameter | 65 km |
| Eponym | Lake Abaya |
Abaya Lacus is: one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, and was detected by the: Cassini space probe.
Abaya Lacus is located at coordinates 73.17°N and 45.55°W on Titan's globe and is 65 km in length. It is named after Lake Abaya in Ethiopia.
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References※
- ^ "Abaya Lacus". USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ^ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.
