Ngami Lacuna Explained

Ngami Lacuna
Type:Lacus
Coordinates:66.7°N -213.9°W
Diameter:37.2

Ngami Lacuna is a feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, believed to be a currently dry bed of an intermittent hydrocarbon lake.

When full, the lake would be composed of liquid methane and ethane.[1] It was detected in 2007 by the Cassini–Huygens space probe.

Ngami Lacuna is located at coordinates 66.7°N and 213.9°W on Titan's globe and is 37.2 km in diameter.[2] It is named after Lake Ngami, in Botswana,[2] and like its terrestrial namesake is considered to be endorheic.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Coustenis . A. . Taylor . F. W.. Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World. 21 July 2008. World Scientific. 154–155. 978-981-281-161-5.
  2. Web site: Ngami Lacuna . USGS planetary nomenclature page . . 2013-12-28.