Kraken Mare
E39338
Kraken Mare is the largest known hydrocarbon sea on Saturn’s moon Titan, notable for its vast size and complex shoreline of liquid methane and ethane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kraken Mare canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterrestrial sea
ⓘ
hydrocarbon sea ⓘ surface feature on Titan ⓘ |
| atmosphericContext | under Titan’s nitrogen–methane atmosphere ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Titan’s hydrological system ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Titan ⓘ |
| composition |
dissolved nitrogen
ⓘ
liquid ethane ⓘ liquid methane ⓘ |
| connectedTo | other Titan seas via possible channels ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Titan planetocentric coordinates ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini–Huygens mission
|
| discoveryMethod |
infrared imaging
ⓘ
radar imaging ⓘ |
| environment |
low sunlight
ⓘ
thick nitrogen atmosphere above ⓘ |
| explorationStatus | remote sensing only as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| fluidType | hydrocarbon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bays
ⓘ
inlets ⓘ islands ⓘ peninsulas ⓘ |
| hemisphere | northern hemisphere of Titan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the largest known sea on Titan
ⓘ
complex shoreline ⓘ vast size ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saturn
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn system
outer Solar System ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Titan ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini RADAR instrument
|
| nameEtymology | named after the mythological sea monster Kraken ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini orbiter
|
| orbits | Saturn ⓘ |
| partOf | Titan’s north polar seas ⓘ |
| potentialMissionTarget | future Titan submarine or lander missions ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
analogy to Earth’s oceans
ⓘ
potential prebiotic chemistry ⓘ study of Titan’s methane cycle ⓘ |
| seaType | non-water sea ⓘ |
| status | confirmed sea ⓘ |
| surfaceAreaRelative |
larger than Earth’s Caspian Sea
ⓘ
largest liquid body on Titan ⓘ |
| surfaceType | liquid ⓘ |
| temperatureRange | around 90–95 K ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.