Ladoga Lacus
Geographical feature on Titan, moon of Saturn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ladoga Lacus is a geographical feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, named after Lake Ladoga, Russia. It is one of a number of "methane lakes" found in Titan's north polar region.[1]
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Feature type | Lacus |
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Coordinates | 74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1 |
Diameter | 110 km[note 1] |
Eponym | Lake Ladoga |
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The lake, detected in 2004 by the Cassini space probe, is composed of liquid ethane and methane.[2] It is 110 kilometers along its longest dimension and is located at 74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1 on Titan's globe.