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Kivu Lacus

Coordinates: 87°N 121°W / 87°N 121°W / 87; -121
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Kivu Lacus
Infrared sunlight glinting off Kivu Lacus
Feature typeLacus
Coordinates87°N 121°W / 87°N 121°W / 87; -121
Diameter77.5 km (48 mi)[1]
EponymLake Kivu

Kivu Lacus is a small Titanean hydrocarbon lake. It was discovered by the Cassini probe. The lake is near Titan's north pole and is named after Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. In 2012, Cassini spotted an Infrared glint off the lake. The aspects of it suggested waves.[2]

Kivu Lacus is near the center of this image

References

  1. ^ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14504;jsessionid=5A9B700B4088AE0FD7988B62477BBC8B
  2. ^ "PIA18433: Sunglint on a Hydrocarbon Lake". NASA. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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