Woytchugga Lacuna
 'Cassini view of Titan's north polar seas and lakes in the near infrared. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 68°30′N 109°00′W / 68.5°N 109.0°W |
| Diameter | 449 km |
Woytchugga Lacuna is one of the largest lakes of Titan.
It is located at 68°53′ N and 109°00′ W[1] on Titan's surface and at 449 km in length it is the longest Titanean lake and third longest body of a number of "hydro-carbon lakes" found on Saturn's largest moon".[2] The lake is composed of liquid ethane and methane,[3] and was detected by the Cassini–Huygens space probe. Indications are that it is an intermittent lake and so was named in 2013 after Lake Woytchugga near Wilcannia, Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Woytchugga Lacuna". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA's Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes". NASA. April 18, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Coustenis, Athéna; Taylor, F. W. (2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World (2nd ed.). World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-270-501-3..
