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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Titan Forecast: Cold, Drizzly Mornings


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Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is seen here in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths in a composite image taken by the Cassini spacecraft in 2004.

A new study has detected a morning drizzle of methane on the world. The find lends further evidence that Titan has a methane cycle closely resembling Earth's water cycle.

Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute