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Titan's Methane Mystery Sunday, February 01, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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Imagine a world where the average daytime temperature is -179C, and torrential rains of liquid methane fall from the skies, forming vast but shallow pools that cover an area larger than the Great Lakes. Although the scene may smack of science fiction, it's actually Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, according to the latest results from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The work suggests that frigid Titan actually resembles Earth in some key ways, such as seasonal weather. (source: ciclops.org)
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