Cassini sheds light on Titan's second largest lake, Ligeia Mare

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

Saturn's second largest moon, Titan, is known for its dense, planet-like atmosphere and large lakes most likely made of methane and ethane. It has been suggested that Titan's atmosphere and surface is a model of early Earth. Since the early 2000s, NASA's Cassini space probe has been unlocking secrets of the distant moon.

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