Müggel Lacus

Müggel Lacus
	False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	84.44°N 203.5°W
Diameter	170 km[note 1]
Eponym	Müggelsee

Müggel Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[1]

The lake is located at latitude 84.44°N and longitude 203.5° W on Titan's globe,[2] and is composed of liquid methane and ethane,[3] With a diameter of 170 km, it is the fifth largest of Titan's named lakes. It is named after Müggelsee in Berlin, Germany, the term being adopted by the IAU on Dec 3, 2013.[2]

Notes

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

References

Map of the liquid bodies in the north polar region of Titan.
"Müggel Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2015-05-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.

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[qualifier-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.

[USGS-3] "Müggel Lacus". USGS planetary nomenclature page. USGS. Retrieved 2015-05-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[Coustenis2008-4] Coustenis, A.; Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.