 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 |
| Diameter | 65 km [note 1] |
| Eponym | Lake Abaya |
Abaya Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1]
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [2] 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. [note 1] It is named after Lake Abaya in Ethiopia. [1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "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.
