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  • Saturn's largest moon has dramatic weather, geological activity (Titan)

    11/30/2005 10:08:05 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 39 replies · 996+ views
    ap on Monterey Herald ^ | 11/30/05 | Angela Doland - ap
    PARIS - Saturn's planet-size moon Titan has dramatic weather, with freezing temperatures, carbon- and nitrogen-rich clouds and possibly lightning, scientists said Wednesday, describing a world that may have looked like Earth before life developed. The European Space Agency's probe landed on Titan in January, uncovering some mysteries of the methane-rich globe - the only moon in the solar system known to have a thick atmosphere. Scientists presented detailed results of months of study in the journal Nature and at a news conference in Paris. Titan has long intrigued researchers because it is surrounded by a thick blanket of nitrogen and...