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.
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 (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.