One of Titan's deep seas may be filled with liquid methane
 

One of Titan's deep seas may be filled with liquid methane
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A large sea on Saturn's moon Titan is filled with liquid methane, according to a new study analyzing data collected using the Cassini spacecraft.*

Scientists have k**wn that Titan's surface plays host to lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons since 2004, when Cassini first arrived at Saturn. But the precise composition of these liquid bodies has been unclear until **w.

Researchers an**unced Tuesday they found that at least one of those seas — called*Ligeia Mare — is mostly made of liquid methane, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

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