Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Giant Tropical Lake Found On Saturn Moon Titan
Space.com via Yahoo News ^ | 13 June 2012 | Charles Q. Choi

Posted on 06/13/2012 6:33:23 PM PDT by edpc

An oasis of liquid methane has unexpectedly been discovered amid the tropical dunes of Saturn's moon Titan, researchers say.

This lake in the otherwise dry tropics of Titan hints that subterranean channels of liquid methane might feed it from below, scientists added.

Titan has clouds, rain and lakes, like Earth, but these are composed of methane rather than water. However, methane lakes were seen only at Titan's poles until now — its tropics around the equator were apparently home to dune fields instead.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; extremophiles; found; giant; lake; liquid; methane; moon; panspermia; saturn; science; space; titan; tropical; tropics; xplanets
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last
To: edpc

Fascinating!

I’ve always thought that oil and natural gas was the byproduct of decayed vegetation.

Now we find there’s energy sources on worlds/moons that never had vegetation.

Now I wonder how much energy is stored within earth’s mantle, just waiting to be explored??


41 posted on 06/13/2012 9:01:22 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: edpc

Did you know that Methane is a “greenhouse gas” and should be regulated, fined, or jailed, according to the EPA.

Now, if only we could send all the top EPA leaders to Titan to check it out. One engine ignition during landing should do it.


42 posted on 06/13/2012 9:04:33 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: edpc

Methane is natural gas.. must have been Dinos and Plants on Titan...
Wonder if there be any oil or coal there..


43 posted on 06/13/2012 10:38:48 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: edpc

In other news, authorities of the state of Maryland are planning to erect a casino there.


44 posted on 06/14/2012 12:45:08 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: edpc

The organic plant life that created it ust have been extraordinary


45 posted on 06/14/2012 2:37:49 AM PDT by Flavius (What hopes for victory, Gaius Crastinus? What grounds for encouragement ?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson