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