Raising mountains on Saturn's moon Titan
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 17:07
in Astronomy & Space
Saturn's moon Titan ripples with mountains, and scientists have been trying to figure out how they form. The best explanation, it turns out, is that Titan is shrinking as it cools, wrinkling up the moon's surface like a raisin.
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