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Neagh Lacus
Lake on Titan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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,[1] and was detected by the Cassini space probe.
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![]() 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 |
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Coordinates | 81.11°N 32.16°W / 81.11; -32.16 |
Diameter | 98 km[note 1] |
Eponym | Lake Neagh |
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The lacus is located at coordinates 81.11°N and 32.16°W on Titan's globe,[2] in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 98 km in length[note 1] and is named after Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland.[2]