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Mackay Lacus

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The USGS web site gives the size as a "diameter", but it is actually the length in the longest dimension.
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radar image of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan (2006), showing Mackay Lacus at upper left.
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The lake is composed of 110:hydrocarbon seas and lakes 495: 300: 24: 817:Lakes of Titan (moon) 786:Colonization of Titan 759:Titan Winged Aerobot 709:Planned and proposed 214:. pp. 154–155. 744:Titan Mare Explorer 66: /  21: 804: 803: 774: 773: 616:Taniquetil Montes 571:Mindolluin Montes 493: 492: 485:Woytchugga Lacuna 221:978-981-281-161-5 103: 102: 824: 644: 521:Arrakis Planitia 501: 500: 454:Elivagar Flumina 428:Sionascaig Lacus 330: 287: 280: 273: 264: 257: 256: 254: 253: 235: 226: 225: 212:World Scientific 201: 185: 182: 81: 80: 78: 77: 76: 71: 67: 64: 63: 62: 59: 29: 22: 832: 831: 827: 826: 825: 823: 822: 821: 807: 806: 805: 800: 770: 749:Titan Submarine 704: 690:Cassini–Huygens 668:Voyager program 654:Pioneer program 635: 586:Perkunas Virgae 551:Irensaga Montes 502: 498: 489: 463: 442: 354: 325: 319: 296: 291: 261: 260: 251: 249: 237: 236: 229: 222: 203: 202: 198: 193: 188: 183: 176: 172: 74: 72: 70:78.32°N 97.53°W 68: 65: 60: 57: 55: 53: 52: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 830: 828: 820: 819: 809: 808: 802: 801: 799: 798: 793: 788: 782: 780: 776: 775: 772: 771: 769: 768: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 712: 710: 706: 705: 703: 702: 701: 700: 686: 685: 684: 677: 665: 664: 663: 650: 648: 641: 637: 636: 634: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 601:Shikoku Facula 598: 593: 588: 583: 581:Mithrim Montes 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 512: 510: 504: 503: 496: 494: 491: 490: 488: 487: 482: 477: 471: 469: 465: 464: 462: 461: 456: 450: 448: 444: 443: 441: 440: 435: 433:Sotonera Lacus 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 364: 362: 356: 355: 353: 352: 347: 342: 336: 334: 327: 321: 320: 318: 317: 312: 307: 301: 298: 297: 292: 290: 289: 282: 275: 267: 259: 258: 239:"Mackay Lacus" 227: 220: 195: 194: 192: 189: 187: 186: 173: 171: 168: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 829: 818: 815: 814: 812: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 783: 781: 777: 767: 766: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 719: 718: 714: 713: 711: 707: 699: 698: 694: 693: 692: 691: 687: 683: 682: 678: 676: 675: 671: 670: 669: 666: 662: 661: 657: 656: 655: 652: 651: 649: 645: 642: 638: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 541:Ganesa Macula 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 513: 511: 509: 505: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 472: 470: 466: 460: 457: 455: 452: 451: 449: 445: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 423:Ontario Lacus 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 398:Koitere Lacus 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 373:Bolsena Lacus 371: 369: 366: 365: 363: 361: 357: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 337: 335: 331: 328: 322: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 302: 299: 295: 288: 283: 281: 276: 274: 269: 268: 265: 248: 244: 240: 234: 232: 228: 223: 217: 213: 209: 208: 200: 197: 190: 181: 179: 175: 169: 167: 165: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 137: 135: 132: 131: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 99: 96: 92: 88: 84: 79: 75:78.32; -97.53 51: 47: 43: 39: 34: 28: 23: 16:Lake on Titan 796:In mythology 763: 715: 695: 688: 679: 672: 658: 611:Sotra Patera 576:Misty Montes 556:Mayda Insula 480:Ngami Lacuna 438:Albano Lacus 413:Müggel Lacus 408:Mackay Lacus 407: 403:Ladoga Lacus 388:Jingpo Lacus 383:Hammar Lacus 250:. 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78°19′N 97°32′W / 78.32°N 97.53°W / 78.32; -97.53
Lake Mackay
hydrocarbon seas and lakes
Titan
liquid
methane
ethane
Cassini
space probe
N
W
globe
km
Lake Mackay
Western
Australia


Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World
World Scientific
ISBN
978-981-281-161-5


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