Koitere Lacus
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, and was detected by the space probe Cassini.
False-color Cassini radar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan (2006), showing Koitere Lacus in the middle distance, to the left of center, with a prominent island. | |
| Feature type | Lacus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 79.4°N 36.14°W |
| Diameter | 68 km |
| Eponym | Koitere |
The lacus is located at coordinates 79.4°N and 36.14°W on Titan's globe, in a region close to the north pole where most of Titan's lakes are located. The lake is 68 km in length, and is named after Koitere, a lake in Finland.
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