Ligeia Mare
E49257
Ligeia Mare is one of the largest known hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s moon Titan, composed primarily of liquid methane and ethane.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterrestrial sea
ⓘ
hydrocarbon sea ⓘ surface feature on Titan ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
Titan methane cycle
ⓘ
evaporation and precipitation of hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
Saturn
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn system
|
| celestialBody | Titan ⓘ |
| chemicalEnvironment | reducing ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf |
liquid ethane
ⓘ
liquid methane ⓘ |
| contains | hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Titan planetocentric coordinates ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini–Huygens mission
|
| environmentType | cryogenic hydrocarbon environment ⓘ |
| featureType | mare ⓘ |
| fluidType | non-water liquid ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | about 126000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | measured depths by radar sounding ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Kraken Mare
ⓘ
Punga Mare ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
climate and weather patterns on Titan
ⓘ
potential habitability of hydrocarbon solvents ⓘ |
| hasShoreline | complex coastline ⓘ |
| imagedIn | radar wavelengths ⓘ |
| isLargerThan | Lake Superior ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest known seas on Titan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern hemisphere of Titan ⓘ |
| locatedInAtmosphericContext | dense nitrogen–methane atmosphere of Titan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Titan’s north polar seas
ⓘ
surface form:
Titan’s north pole
|
| locatedOn | Titan ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini radar altimetry
|
| maximumDepthEstimate | hundreds of meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ligeia ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Ligeia from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini spacecraft
|
| observedUsing |
Cassini–Huygens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassini radar instrument
|
| orbitsWithPrimary | Saturn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Titan’s north polar seas
ⓘ
surface form:
Titan northern polar lake district
|
| phaseOfMethane | liquid methane at Titan surface conditions ⓘ |
| pressureCondition | about 1.5 bar at Titan surface ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
comparative planetology of seas and lakes
ⓘ
prebiotic chemistry ⓘ |
| surfaceGravityContext | low gravity environment of Titan ⓘ |
| surfaceInteraction | contact with Titan icy crust ⓘ |
| surfaceState | liquid ⓘ |
| temperatureCondition | cryogenic ⓘ |
| temperatureEstimate | around 90 to 95 Kelvin ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.