Feature type | Lacus |
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Coordinates | 78°19′N 97°32′W / 78.32°N 97.53°W |
Diameter | 180 km [note 1] |
Eponym | Lake Mackay |
Mackay Lacus is the seventh largest of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [1] and was detected by the Cassini space probe.
Mackay Lacus is located at the coordinates 78.32° N and 97.53° W on Titan's globe and is 180 km in length. [2] [note 1] It is named after Lake Mackay in Western Australia. [2]