Sionascaig Lacus

Sionascaig Lacus
False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes.
Feature type Lacus
Coordinates 42°31′34″N 278°07′12″W / 42.526°N 278.12°W / 42.526; -278.12Coordinates: 42°31′34″N 278°07′12″W / 42.526°N 278.12°W / 42.526; -278.12
Diameter 200km [1]
Eponym Loch Sionascaig

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.

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
    2. ↑ Map of the liquid bodies in the north polar region of Titan.
    3. ↑ Two New Lacus Names for Titan 12 march 2013.
    4. ↑ Coustenis A. & Taylor F. W., Titan: Exploring an Earth like World p154-155 (World Scientific, 21 July 2008)
    5. ↑ G Vixie, (2015) Possible temperate lakes on Titan.


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