Saturn's moon Titan may have thick insulating methane ice crust up to six miles

Saturn's moon Titan may have thick insulating methane ice crust up to six miles

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, stands out as the only celestial body besides Earth with a dense atmosphere and surface liquids, such as rivers, lakes, and seas. Due to its frigid environment, these liquids comprise hydrocarbons like methane and ethane, while Titan's surface primarily consists of solid water ice. Recent findings led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa sug