Titan: no global ocean, maybe some seas.

From: Science News | Date: July 1, 1989| Author: Eberhart, J. | Copyright information

Titan: No global ocean, maybe some seas

One of the more intriguing questions about the planets asks whether a hydrocarbon ocean covers Saturn's big moon Titan, which would then become the first liquid surface besides Earth's waters found anywhere in the solar system. After studying Titan by radar, a group of researchers has concluded that although no global Titanian ocean seems to exist, smaller seas remain a possibility.

Some scientists have suggested Titan ma...

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