Punga Mare
E39339
Punga Mare is a large hydrocarbon sea composed mainly of liquid methane and ethane located near the north pole of Saturn’s moon Titan.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterrestrial sea
ⓘ
hydrocarbon sea ⓘ mare on Titan ⓘ surface feature on Titan ⓘ |
| aggregateState | liquid ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
Saturn
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn system
|
| composedPrimarilyOf |
liquid ethane
ⓘ
liquid methane ⓘ |
| contains | dissolved nitrogen ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini–Huygens mission
|
| featureType | mare ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | planetocentric coordinates of Titan ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | cryogenic ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Kraken Mare
ⓘ
Ligeia Mare ⓘ |
| inSolarSystemBody | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| isEvidenceFor | active methane cycle on Titan ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest known liquid bodies on Titan ⓘ |
| locatedAtPoleRegion | Titan north polar region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern hemisphere of Titan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | north pole of Titan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Titan ⓘ |
| locatedOnBody | natural satellite Titan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Punga ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Māori mythology ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini spacecraft
|
| observedUsing |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini RADAR instrument
Cassini–Huygens ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini VIMS instrument
|
| orbitsWithPrimary | Saturn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Titan hydrological cycle
ⓘ
Titan’s polar lake district ⓘ |
| primaryConstituent | hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
astrobiology
ⓘ
astrochemistry ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| surfaceType | liquid hydrocarbon ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.