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97% of Titan's lakes have been found within a bright unit of terrain covering about 900 by 1,800 kilometers (560 by 1,120 mi) near the north pole. The lakes found here have very distinctive shapes—rounded complex silhouettes and steep sides—suggesting deformation of the crust created fissures that could be filled up with liquid.
The Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer (TALISE) was a conceptual design study for a Spanish lander mission envisioned to splash down and navigate across Ligeia Mare. [17] In 2015, the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) awarded a Phase II grant [18] to a design study of a submarine to explore the seas of Titan. [19]
Radar measurements made in July 2009 and January 2010 indicate an average depth of 0.4 – 3.2 m, and a maximum depth of 2.9 – 7.4 m. [5] This gives the lake an estimated volume of 7 to 50 km 3, less than one thirtieth the volume of Earth's Lake Ontario. The notoriously shallow Lake Okeechobee in Florida has a similar depth.
Woytchugga Lacuna is one of the largest lakes of Titan.. It is located at 68°53′ N and 109°00′ W [1] on Titan's surface and at 449 km in length it is the longest Titanean lake and third longest body of a number of "hydro-carbon lakes" found on Saturn's largest moon". [2]
Jingpo Lacus is a lake in the north polar region of Titan, [1] the planet Saturn's largest moon. It and similarly sized Ontario Lacus [2] are the largest known bodies of liquid on Titan after the three maria (Kraken Mare, Ligeia Mare, and Punga Mare). [3] It is composed of liquid hydrocarbons (mainly methane and ethane).
Müggel Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1]The lake is located at latitude 84.44°N and longitude 203.5° W on Titan's globe, [2] and is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [3] With a diameter of 170 km, it is the fifth largest of Titan's named lakes.
Bolsena Lacus is located near the north pole of Titan, centered on latitude 75.75°N and longitude 10.28°W, and measures 101 km in length. [2] [note 1] It is situated in a north polar region where the majority of Titan's large lakes are found. The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [3] and was detected by the Cassini space probe.
Hammar Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1]The lake is located at latitude 48.6°N and longitude 308.29° W on Titan's globe, [2] and is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [3] At 200 km in diameter it is the third largest lake on Titan and is named after Hammar Lake in southern Iraq, its name being adopted by the IAU on Dec 3 ...