Kraken Mare

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Kraken Mare
A radar image (top) overlaid onto a visible light image of Titan's north pole, showing the full extent of Kraken Mare.
Feature type	Mare
Coordinates	68°N, 310°W
Diameter	1,170 km
Eponym	Kraken

Kraken Mare is the largest known body of liquid on Saturn's moon Titan. It was discovered in 2007 by the Cassini probe and was named in 2008 after the Kraken, a legendary sea monster.^[1]

Kraken Mare is believed to be the largest of numerous seas and lakes at Titan's north pole. Its status as a sea of hydrocarbons was identified by radar imagery. Only a small portion of the sea has been imaged by radar, but its wider extent is indicated in visible light images that indicate a larger expanse. Kraken Mare is believed to be similar in size to the Caspian Sea.^[2]

An island in the sea is named Mayda Insula.