Ladoga Lacus
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Feature typeLacus
Coordinates74°48′N 26°06′W / 74.8°N 26.1°W
Diameter110 km[note 1]
EponymLake Ladoga
 False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes. Orange areas near some of them may be deposits of organic evaporite left behind by receding liquid hydrocarbon. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 74°48′N 26°06′W / 74.8°N 26.1°W |
| Diameter | 110 km[note 1] |
| Eponym | Lake Ladoga |
Ladoga Lacus is a geographical feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, named after Lake Ladoga, Russia. It is one of a number of "methane lakes" found in Titan's north polar region.[1]
The lake, detected in 2004 by the Cassini space probe, is composed of liquid ethane and methane.[2] It is 110 kilometers along its longest dimension and is located at 74°48′N 26°06′W / 74.8°N 26.1°W on Titan's globe.
