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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 / 81.11; -32.16
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, 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, in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 98 km in length and is named after Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland.

Notes

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

References

1. Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.
2. ^ "Neagh Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-28.

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