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Cassini
synthetic aperture radar image of
hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Bolsena Lacus is at center, with
Sotonera Lacus to its upper right. | |
Feature type | Lacus |
---|---|
Coordinates | 75°48′N 10°18′W / 75.8°N 10.3°W |
Diameter | 101 km [note 1] |
Eponym | Lake Bolsena |
Bolsena Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1] [2]
Bolsena Lacus is located near the north pole of Titan, centered on latitude 75.75° N and longitude 10.28° W, and measures 101 km in length. [2] [note 1] It is situated in a north polar region where the majority of Titan's large lakes are found.
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [3] and was detected by the Cassini space probe. It was named in 2007 after Lake Bolsena in Italy. [2]
![]() False-color
Cassini
synthetic aperture radar image of
hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Bolsena Lacus is at center, with
Sotonera Lacus to its upper right. | |
Feature type | Lacus |
---|---|
Coordinates | 75°48′N 10°18′W / 75.8°N 10.3°W |
Diameter | 101 km [note 1] |
Eponym | Lake Bolsena |
Bolsena Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [1] [2]
Bolsena Lacus is located near the north pole of Titan, centered on latitude 75.75° N and longitude 10.28° W, and measures 101 km in length. [2] [note 1] It is situated in a north polar region where the majority of Titan's large lakes are found.
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane, [3] and was detected by the Cassini space probe. It was named in 2007 after Lake Bolsena in Italy. [2]