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Titan’s seas look more and more like Earth’s — except they’re made of methane
These vast expanses of liquid, however, are not water but hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, forming seas, lakes, and ...
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Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is particularly captivating for scientists. This is thanks in large part to its status as the ...
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Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water
Titan's frigid lakes of methane have been a hotspot for speculation about life as we don't know it ever since NASA's Cassini Saturn orbiter sent home the first photos of them in 2005. Methane and ...
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Actual footage shows what it was like to land on Saturn's moon Titan
The video shows actual footage from the spacecraft's point of view as it passed through the hazy layers of Titan's atmosphere, spotted "drainage canals" that suggest rivers of liquid methane run ...
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Tidal energy measurements help scientists understand Titan's composition, orbital history
Oct. 25, 2024 — A new study has revealed that methane gas may be trapped within the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, forming a distinct crust up to six miles thick, which warms the underlying ...