Interested In Lakefront Property -- On Saturn?
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 15:20
in Astronomy & Space
"TAU researcher confirms oily "water" on a Saturn moon", so reads the email that crossed my desk. Then I learned why no mountain or landform on Titan can ever be taller than 6,200 feet. The reason surprised me, but first, the backstory about the paper. The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has generated many exciting discoveries about the planet and its moons - and now a Tel Aviv University (TAU) researcher associated with the project has determined that Saturn's moon Titan includes a unique population of lakes. read more