Kraken Mare
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/PIA17655_Kraken_Mare_crop.jpg/220px-PIA17655_Kraken_Mare_crop.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹæ.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹa.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkreɪ.kɪn mɛɚ/, /-kən -/
Proper noun
[edit]- The largest of the methane lakes on the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan.
See also
[edit]- Ontario Lacus, a large hydrocarbon lake on Titan