Neagh Lacus

Neagh Lacus
	False-colorCassiniradar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan (2006), showing Neagh Lacus in the middle distance, on the right margin.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	81°07′N32°10′W/ 81.11°N 32.16°W
Diameter	98 km
Eponym	Lake Neagh

Neagh Lacusis one of a number ofhydrocarbon lakesfound on Saturn's largest moon,Titan.The lake is composed ofliquid methaneandethane,^[1]and was detected by theCassinispace probe.

The lacus is located at coordinates 81.11°Nand 32.16°Won Titan'sglobe,^[2]in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 98kmin length^{[note 1]}and is named afterLough Neagh,inNorthern Ireland.^[2]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^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.Retrieved2013-12-28.

[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.Retrieved2013-12-28.

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