Titan Spews: Discovery of Cold Volcanoes on Saturnian Moon May Solve Methane Mystery

SAN FRANCISCO--Radar surveys of the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have found the most compelling evidence yet for "cold" volcanoes on a celestial body other than Earth. The discovery may help solve a long-standing mystery concerning the presence of methane in that body's atmosphere, and suggests that future missions may have a shot at sampling any life-forms that could exist in its depths. [More]

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