Punga Mare

Punga Mare from a false-color mosaic of synthetic aperture radar images of Titan's north polar region. A northern extension of Kraken Mare enters the view at lower right.
Feature type	Mare
Coordinates	85°N 340°W / 85°N 340°W / 85; -340
Diameter	380 km[note 1]
Eponym	Punga

Punga Mare /ˈpʌŋə/^{[citation needed]} is a lake in the north polar region of Titan, the planet Saturn's largest moon. After Kraken Mare and Ligeia Mare, it is the third largest known body of liquid on Titan.^[1] It is composed of liquid hydrocarbons (mainly methane and ethane). Located almost adjacent to the north pole at 85.1° N, 339.7° W, it measures roughly 380 km (236 mi) across,^{[1][note 1]} greater than the length of Lake Victoria on Earth. Its surface area is ~61,000 km² (23,522 sq. mi).^[2] Its namesake is Punga, in Māori mythology ancestor of sharks, rays and lizards and a son of Tangaroa, the god of the sea.^[1]

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• Labelled map of the liquid bodies in the north polar region of Titan

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