Sionascaig Lacus

Sionascaig Lacus

False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	42°31′34″N 278°07′12″W / 42.526°N 278.12°WCoordinates: 42°31′34″N 278°07′12″W / 42.526°N 278.12°W
Diameter	200km [1]
Eponym	Loch Sionascaig

Sionascaig Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.^[2][3] The lake is located at latitude 41.52°S and longitude 278.12°W on Titan's globe, and is composed of liquid methane and ethane.^{[4] [5]} The feature is named for the Earth lake, Loch Sionascaig, in Scotland.

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References

1. The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
2. Map of the liquid bodies in the north polar region of Titan.
3. Two New Lacus Names for Titan 12 march 2013.
4. Coustenis A. & Taylor F. W., Titan: Exploring an Earth like World p154-155 (World Scientific, 21 July 2008)
5. G Vixie, (2015) Possible temperate lakes on Titan.