Title: Proposed Names for Selected Features of Titan
1Proposed Names for Selected Features of Titan
Elise Wall and the Cassini Radar Team
2Titan
260KM
Elivagar Flumina
T3
Released as PIA 07366
A series of intertwining alluvial channels that
drain into/out of a large basin(?). Discussed in
Elachi et al. 2006, Lopes et al. 2006
3Titan
Lakes
The following slides give an overview of the
similarities between the polar lakes and their
namesakes on Earth, as to the IAU guidelines for
naming the lakes on Titan.
Name Mackay Lacus
4Titan
Lakes
Name Waikare Lacus
Lake Waikare New Zealand
Lake Mývatn Iceland
Name Mývatn Lacus
5Titan
Lakes
Lake OneidaNew York, USA
Name Oneida Lacus
Name Sparrow Lacus
6Titan
Lakes
Lough Neagh Ireland
Name Feia Lacus
Name Neagh Lacus
Lagoa Feia Brazil
7Titan
Lakes
Embalse de la Sotonera Spain
Name Sotonera Lacus
Lake Abaya Ethiopia, Africa
Name Abaya Lacus
8Titan
Lakes
Name Bolsena Lacus
Lago di Bolsena, Italy
Koitere, Finland
Name Koitere Lacus