Punga Mare

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Punga Mare is a large hydrocarbon sea composed mainly of liquid methane and ethane located near the north pole of Saturn’s moon Titan.

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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

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Ligeia Mare hasNeighbor Punga Mare
Titan majorSea Punga Mare