Koitere Lacus Explained

Koitere Lacus
Type:	Lacus
Coordinates:	79.4°N -36.14°W
Diameter:	68 km^[1]
Eponym:	Koitere

Koitere Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane,^[2] and was detected by the space probe Cassini.

The lacus is located at coordinates 79.4°N and 36.14°W on Titan's globe,^[3] in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 68 km in length,^[4] and is named after Koitere, a lake in Finland.^[3]

Notes

1. The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
2. Book: Coustenis . A. . Taylor . F. W.. Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. 21 July 2008. World Scientific. 154–155. 978-981-281-161-5.
3. Web site: Koitere Lacus . USGS planetary nomenclature page . . 2015-05-23.
4. The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.