Cassini data show ice and rock mixture inside Saturn's moon Titan
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 15:35
in Astronomy & Space
By precisely tracking NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan, scientists have determined the distribution of materials in the moon's interior. The subtle gravitational tugs they measured suggest the interior has been too cold and sluggish to split completely into separate layers of ice and rock.