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By Thomas H. Maugh IIThe LA Times6-14-12 Infrared imaging by JPLs Cassini spacecraft has shown the existence of large methane lakes near the equator of Saturns moon Titan. One of them is about the size of Utahs Great Salt Lake at its lowest recorded level and is at least three feet deep. The spacecraft also discovered smaller, shallower "ponds" nearby similar to marshes on Earth, with knee- to ankle-level depths.Astronomers have previously observed large methane lakes near Titans poles, but the discovery of the "tropical" lakes is a surprise because it was generally assumed that this region was too warm to allow such lakes to exist for any length of time. Titans weather system is similar to Earths in one respect, but with liquid methane instead of water. The methane near the equator evaporates and is transported by winds to the poles, where it condenses back into a liquid. On Earth, the water is carried back to the equator by ocean currents, but there is no comparable mechanism on Titan, so researchers have assumed there could be no large bodies of methane near the equator....... More See Also: Astronomers Uncover Titan Mystery VIDEO NASAs Cassini Orbiter Has Spotted Strange Objects Punching Holes in Saturns Outermost Ring Flying Saucers Photographed in Saturns Rings? SHARE YOUR UFO EXPERIENCERead more >>
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