Abaya Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[1]

Akmena Lacus
Feature typeLacus
Coordinates85°06′N 55°36′W / 85.1°N 55.6°W / 85.1; -55.6 (Akmena Lacus)
Diameter35.6 km [note 1]
EponymAkmenė

The lake is 35.6 km in diameter, making its size comparable to Lake Natron, Tanzania on Earth.

Akmena Lacus's name derives from the Lithuanian town Akmenė, located in Samogitia.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.

References edit

  1. ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 14 April 2024.