 False-color
Cassini
synthetic aperture radar image of
hydrocarbon lakes on Titan.
Bolsena Lacus is at center, with Sotonera Lacus to its upper right. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 76°45′N 17°29′W / 76.75°N 17.49°W |
| Diameter | 63 km [note 1] |
| Eponym | Lake Sotonera |
Sotonera Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1]
Sotonera Lacus is located near the north pole of Titan, centered on latitude 76.75° N and longitude 17.49° W, and measures 63 km in length. [1] [note 1] It is situated in a north polar region where the majority of Titan's large lakes are found.
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [2] and was detected by the space probe Cassini. It was named in 2007 after Lake Sotonera in Spain. [1]
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Sotonera mid foreground -
Lakes, including Sotonera -
Titan northern hemisphere including Sotonera
Notes
References
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"Sotonera Lacus".
USGS planetary nomenclature page.
USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
{{ cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5. OCLC 144226016.
