Kraken Mare en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹæ.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkreɪ.kɪn mɛɚ/ (General-American)
- /-kən -/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹa.kən ˈmɑː.ɹeɪ/ (UK)
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”).
Meanings
- The largest of the methane lakes on the surface of Saturn’s moon, Titan.