Neagh Lacus

Neagh Lacus
	False-color Cassini radar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan (2006), showing Neagh Lacus in the middle distance, on the right margin.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	81°07′N 32°10′W / 81.11°N 32.16°W
Diameter	98 km
Eponym	Lake Neagh

Neagh 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,^[1] and was detected by the Cassini space probe.

The lacus is located at coordinates 81.11°N and 32.16°W on Titan's globe,^[2] in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 98 km in length^{[note 1]} and is named after Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.

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.
^ ^a ^b "Neagh Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-28.

[qualifier-1] The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.

[Coustenis2008-2] Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.

[USGS-3] "Neagh Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-28.

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