Methane Storms And Titan's Dune Direction Mystery
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 18:20
in Astronomy & Space
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is one of the most Earthlike places in the solar system. It has a thick, hazy atmosphere and surface rivers, mountains, lakes and dunes, which is why the Cassini-Huygens is studying it. But sometimes new data bring new mysteries, such as the seemingly wind-created sand dunes spotted by Cassini near the moon's equator, and the contrary winds just above. read more