Akmena Lacus
Lake on Titan
85°06′N 55°36′W / 85.1°N 55.6°W / 85.1; -55.6 (Akmena Lacus)Abaya Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[1]
The lake is 35.6 km in diameter, making its size comparable to Lake Natron, Tanzania on Earth.
Akmena Lacus's name derives from the Lithuanian town Akmenė, located in Samogitia.
Notes
- ^ The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
References
- ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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