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Largest hydrocarbon lake in Titan's southern hemisphere, near the poles, roughly the size and shape of Lake Ontario and shaped somewhat like a footprint. The lake is extremely shallow by Earth standards, only 0.5-3 meters thick, which were shown to rise and fall with the seasons. It is also extremely flat, with waves rising no more than a dime's width, indicating virtually non-existant winds at the time of the measurements. The first observed well developed river delta flows into it. Ethane has been identified in the lake.
Ontario Lacus Web Pages[]
Ontario Lacus In the News[]
Lake Levels Found to Rise and Fall (Jul 2010)[]
Flyover Video Created (July 2010)[]
- http://news.discovery.com/space/need-a-vacation-visit-titans-exotic-ontario-lacus.html
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=912
Ontario Lacus Surprisingly Shallow and Wave-Free (Dec 2010)[]
- See Ontario Lacus, Ligeia Mare