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A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.
When you think of a moon, you may think of a rocky, crater-filled barren surface with little to do besides wander about in your rover and collect rocks.While Earth’s moon is certainly the ...
Enormous labyrinth terrains crisscross the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. As methane and ethane rain down, they slowly carve away at the landscape by some undetermined method to create ...
Titan’s shoreline, however, is not as inviting as ours. Instead of water, the fluid that runs across Titan is an unholy mixture of methane, ethane, and other hydrocarbons.
The lakes of southern Titan are shrinking. The level of Ontario Lacus, the largest lake in the southern hemisphere of this Saturnian moon, has fallen by some 15 feet over the last four years ...
Researchers studying Saturn's largest moon, Titan, ... But, while Titan's current landscape is now well documented, its geologic past remains a mystery. [Amazing Photos: ...
Saturn’s moon Titan has shorelines that appear to be shaped by waves ... we then used landscape evolution computer model to erode the coast to 50 percent of its original size,” Palermo explains.
Astronomers believe the mysterious “magic islands” on Saturn’s moon Titan are honeycomb-like frozen clumps of organic material that fall like snow on the moon.
Therefore, the rate of impacts on Titan's surface can inform the rate of water mixed with organic material flowing into the ocean. The researchers found that only around 7,500 kilograms or 16,500 ...
A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it is, can both evoke the sublime.
Cassini only recently completed mapping the surface of Titan, revealing that the mazelike features make up a little over 1 percent of the moon's landscape. [ Deep, Flooded Canyons Found on Saturn ...