Saturnian moon may be the solar system's biggest slushie

Saturnian moon may be the solar system's biggest slushie

According to a NASA study, Saturn's moon Titan may be the most fantastically large slushie of all time. Based on a reexamination of data from the Cassini probe collected in 2012, the moon's long-suspected global ocean may actually be a slurry of ice and rock.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Cassini, Saturn, Titan

Why Saturn’s moon Titan might be less oceanic—and more complex—than thought

For years, scientists believed that Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, hid a vast ocean of liquid water beneath its thick, icy shell. This idea made Titan one of the most exciting places in the solar system to search for life. But a new reanalysis of old spacecraft data suggests that Titan’s interior may be very different […] The post Why Saturn’s moon Titan might be less oceanic—and more complex—than thought appeared first on Knowridge Science Repor…