Neagh Lacus Explained

Neagh Lacus
Type:	Lacus
Coordinates:	81.11°N -32.16°W
Diameter:	98 km^[1]
Eponym:	Lake Neagh

Neagh 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 Cassini space probe.

The lacus is located at coordinates 81.11°N and 32.16°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 98 km in length^[4] and is named after Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland.^[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: Neagh Lacus . USGS planetary nomenclature page . . 2013-12-28.
4. The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.