False-color near infrared view of Titan's northern hemisphere, showing its seas and lakes. Orange areas near some of them may be deposits of organic evaporite left behind by receding liquid hydrocarbon.
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| Feature type | Lacus |
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| Coordinates | 66°00′N 236°30′W / 66°N 236.5°W / 66; -236.5 |
| Diameter | 6.2km |
Albano Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.[1]
The lake is composed of liquid methane and ethane,[2] and was detected by the Cassini space probe.
The lake is 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) long. The lake is named after Lake AlbanoinItaly, and the word "lacus" means lake.
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