Kraken Mare

Solar System Scratchpad [Boiler Plate]

The largest lake in Titan, located in the northern polar regions. A surface probe proposed for the Titan Saturn System Mission would splash down in this lake. It is five times the size of Lake Superior. Light was detected gleaning off of this lake.

Kraken Mare Web Pages

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken_Mare

Kraken Mare In the News

Largest Lake Found to be Smooth (Aug 2009)

• http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17665-saturn-moons-mirrorsmooth-lake-good-for-skipping-rocks.html

Glint off of Mare Kraken (Jun 2010)

• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/science/space/18titan.html?_r=1&ref=science

Five Findings (Jan 2011)

See Kraken Mare, Sotra Facula

• http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/1222/What-s-new-with-Titan-Five-intriguing-findings-about-Saturn-s-moon/Yes-those-are-liquid-lakes-up-there