English Explanatory Dictionary

Kraken Mare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The largest of the methane lakes on the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæ.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/ /ˈkɹa.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/ /ˈkreɪ.kɪn mɛɚ/ /-kən -/

Word forms

Kraken Mare

Etymology

Approved by the IAU 11 April 2008, Kraken (“a sea monster from Norse mythology”) + mare (“a large expanse of liquid hydrocarbons”), from Norwegian kraken + Latin mare (“sea”).

Related words

Ontario Lacus a large hydrocarbon lake on Titan
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