Avoid swimming in interplanetary lakes: Research confirms oily 'water' on a Saturn moon
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 13:35
in Astronomy & Space
Titan, one of Saturn's moons, is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere -- ten times denser than the atmosphere of Earth. Five years ago, the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA, sent a probe through Titan's atmosphere, revealing that Titan is home to a landscape that includes hills, valleys and most notably lakes.