Maria on Titan
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mare — a large dark plain — an ancient lava flood, not a sea on Titan, out of 25 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 304 named places on Titan — 1.0%
Largest
1,170 km
Kraken Mare
Median size
500 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2008–2008
IAU approval dates
How maria on Titan get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 maria with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Norway.
Norway1Greek1New Zealand1
All 3 maria on Titan
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Maria elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 22 more features.