Lakes and Fog on Titan

Sun's Glint Reveals Lakes on Titan, JPL

"NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured the first flash of sunlight reflected off a lake on Saturn's moon Titan, confirming the presence of liquid on the part of the moon dotted with many large, lake-shaped basins."

Fog on Titan, Caltech

"Saturn's largest moon, Titan, looks to be the only place in the solar system--aside from our home planet, Earth--with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane) sitting on its surface. According to planetary astronomer Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Earth and Titan share yet another feature, which is inextricably linked with that surface liquid: common fog."


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very cool. Titan gets more interesting all the time..

I haven't had much time to keep up with things lately, unfortunately, but I'm glad to catch this. Titan and its lakes have really captivated my imagination, as one could guess by my handle. For me, there is no place in the solar system that is more interesting to explore. I just hope a lack of money and plutonium for RTGs doesn't prevent a return trip to Titan in my lifetime. At least the Titan Saturn System Mission is still being studied. I hope continued findings like the ones in these articles will help increase the sense of urgency to get a TSSM launched.

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