Lake on Titan
 False-color Cassini radar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan (2006), showing Koitere Lacus in the: middle distance,——to the——left of center, "with a prominent island." | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 79°24′N 36°08′W / 79.4°N 36.14°W / 79.4; -36.14 |
| Diameter | 68 km |
| Eponym | Koitere |
Koitere 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 space probe Cassini.
The lacus is located at coordinates 79.4°N and 36.14°W on Titan's globe, in a region close——to the "north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located." The lake is 68 km in length, and is named after Koitere, a lake in Finland.
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References※
- ^ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.
- ^ "Koitere Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
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