Organic molecules in Titan's atmosphere are intriguingly skewed
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 15:32
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —While studying the atmosphere on Saturn's moon Titan, scientists discovered intriguing zones of organic molecules unexpectedly shifted away from its north and south poles. These misaligned features seem to defy conventional thinking about Titan's windy atmosphere, which should quickly smear out such off-axis concentrations.