Sotonera Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[1]

Sotonera Lacus

False-color Cassini synthetic aperture radar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Bolsena Lacus is at center, with Sotonera Lacus to its upper right.
Feature type	Lacus
Coordinates	76.75°N 17.49°W / 76.75; -17.49
Diameter	63 km[note 1]
Eponym	Lake Sotonera

Sotonera Lacus is located near the north pole of Titan, centered on latitude 76.75°N and longitude 17.49°W, and measures 63 km in length.[1][note 1] It is situated in a north polar region where the majority of Titan's large lakes are found.

The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane,[2] and was detected by the space probe Cassini. It was named in 2007 after Lake Sotonera in Spain.[1]

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  Sotonera mid foreground
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  Lakes, including Sotonera
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  Titan northern hemisphere including Sotonera

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External links

• USGS labelled synthetic aperture radar map of Titan's north polar region