Feature type
Hydrocarbon Lake
A lake or sea of liquid methane and ethane — found only on Titan, the one other world in the Solar System with stable liquid on its surface.
In brief
A lake of liquid methane/ethane (Titan).
Examples of this feature
- Kraken MareSurface featureTitan · ≈ 1,100 km across
The largest known sea of liquid methane and ethane on Titan, near the north pole — the largest body of surface liquid in the Solar System beyond Earth.
- Ontario LacusSurface featureTitan
The largest lake in Titan's southern hemisphere, a shallow methane-ethane lake whose shoreline changes with the moon's seasons.
Knowledge connections
- Group includesKraken Mare
- Group includesOntario Lacus
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.