Ladoga Lacus is a geographical feature on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, named after Lake Ladoga, Russia. It is one of a number of "methane lakes" found in Titan's north polar region.[1]

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Ladoga Lacus

False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes. Orange areas near some of them may be deposits of organic evaporite left behind by receding liquid hydrocarbon.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1
Diameter	110 km[note 1]
Eponym	Lake Ladoga

The lake, detected in 2004 by the Cassini space probe, is composed of liquid ethane and methane.[2] It is 110 kilometers along its longest dimension and is located at 74.8°N 26.1°W / 74.8; -26.1 on Titan's globe.

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[ru] Озеро Ладога (Титан)