page_title: Feia Lacus
hierarchical_section_title: Feia Lacus
caption_attribution_description: English: Original Caption Released with Image: This lake is part of a larger image taken by the Cassini radar instrument during a flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on Sept. 23, 2006. It shows clear shorelines that are reminiscent of terrestrial lakes. With Titan's colder temperatures and hydrocarbon-rich atmosphere, however, the lakes likely contain a combination of methane and ethane, not water. Centered near 74 degrees north, 65 degrees west longitude, this lake is roughly 20 kilometers by 25 kilometers (12 to 16 miles) across. It features several narrow or angular bays, including a broad peninsula that on Earth would be evidence that the surrounding terrain is higher and confines the liquid. Broader bays, such as the one seen at right, might result when the terrain is gentler, as for example on a beach.
context_page_description: Feia Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It was named in 2007 on the basis of data taken by the space probe Cassini.
  The lake is located at latitude 73.7°N and longitude 64.41° W on Titan's globe, and is composed of liquid methane and ethane. At 47 km in length it is moderately sized. It is named after Lagoa Feia in Brazil.
context_section_description: Feia Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon seas and lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It was named in 2007 on the basis of data taken by the space probe Cassini.
  
  The lake is located at latitude 73.7°N and longitude 64.41° W on Titan's globe, and is composed of liquid methane and ethane. At 47 km in length it is moderately sized. It is named after Lagoa Feia in Brazil.
caption: Cassini synthetic aperture radar image of Feia Lacus, a hydrocarbon lake on Titan with several large peninsulas.
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