Kraken Mare - Wikipedia
WEBKraken Mare / ˈ k r ɑː k ən ˈ m ɑːr eɪ / is the largest known hydrocarbon sea on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. It was discovered by the space probe Cassini in 2006, and was named in 2008 after the Kraken, a legendary sea monster. [1] It covers an area slightly bigger than the Caspian Sea on Earth, making it the largest known lake ...
Titan’s Kraken Mare - Science@NASA
WEBNov 28, 2011 · The Cassini spacecraft looks toward Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and spies the huge Kraken Mare in the moon's north. Kraken Mare, a large sea of liquid hydrocarbons, is visible as a dark area near the top of the image. See Titan's Northern Polar Clouds and Titan's Northern Lake to learn more.
Kraken Mare – a Sea of Liquid Methane on Saturn’s Largest ...
WEBJan 25, 2021 · Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lies Kraken Mare, a sea of liquid methane. Cornell astronomers have estimated that the sea to be at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) deep near its center – enough room for a potential robotic submarine to explore.
Titan Submarine: Exploring the Depths of Kraken Mare - NASA
WEBJul 2, 2015 · Phase II of the Titan Submarine: Exploring the Kraken Mare effort will focus on advancing the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the concept by (1) retiring risks found in the Phase I design, (2) gathering new Kraken Sea observations by Cassini, and (3) further defining science goals and instruments to fulfill them; each of these tasks will ...
Titan’s Largest Methane Lake May Be One Thousand Feet Deep
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · Titan's largest lake, Kraken Mare, is larger than the five Great Lakes combined. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/USGS. When NASA’s Cassini probe flew just above Saturn’s largest moon Titan while shooting...
Astronomers estimate Titan’s largest sea is 1,000 feet deep
WEBJan 20, 2021 · Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, lies Kraken Mare, a sea of liquid methane. Cornell astronomers have estimated that sea to be at least 1,000 feet deep near its center – enough room for a …
Exploring the Depths of Titan’s Seas - NASA
WEBMar 10, 2015 · A 90-day, 1,250-mile voyage exploring Kraken Mare, a sea comparable in size to the Great Lakes, is proposed. Titan submarine design concept.