Ontario Lacus
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| Ontario Lacus | |
 Ontario Lacus is the dark feature at centre-left of this image of Titan's south pole |
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| Feature type | Lacus |
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| Coordinates | 72°S, 183°W |
| Diameter | 235 km |
| Eponym | Lake Ontario |
Ontario Lacus is a dark feature near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan. Its name implies that it is a lake, but this is only speculation, and it may instead be a plain. It is named after Lake Ontario in North America, with which it shares a similar size and shape.
Observations by the Cassini-Huygens mission as of March 2007 appear to confirm that Titan does have hydrocarbon lakes, though the nature of these lakes is still quite uncertain.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Cassini Spacecraft Images Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan", NASA, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
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