Kraken Mare

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

proper noun

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

OriginNorwegian kraken ← Latin mare →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Latinmare“sea”
  2. Norwegiankraken
  3. EnglishKraken Mare

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”).

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