- Kraken Mare
Infobox feature on Titan
name=Kraken Mare
caption=A radar image (top) overlaid onto a visible light image of Titan's north pole, showing the full extent of Kraken Mare.
type=Mare
latitude=68
N_or_S=N
longitude=310
E_or_W=W
diameter=1,170 km
eponym=Kraken Kraken Mare is the largest known body of liquid on the surface of
Saturn 's moon Titan. It was discovered in2007 by theCassini probe and was named in 2008 after theKraken , a legendarysea monster . [ [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=6&bodyID=30&typeID=25&system=Saturn&body=Titan&type=Mare,%20maria&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results] ]Kraken Mare is believed to be the largest of numerous seas and lakes at Titan's north pole. Its status as a sea of
hydrocarbon s was identified by radar imagery. Only a small portion of the sea has been imaged by radar, but its wider extent is indicated invisible light images that indicate a larger expanse. Kraken Mare is believed to be similar in size to theCaspian Sea . [ [http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=2539 Cassini-Huygens: Multimedia-Images ] ]An island in the sea is named
Mayda Insula .References
External links
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/NP_lakes_low_noboundaries.pdf Map of Titan's north pole, based on radar imagery, showing Kraken Mare's location]
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