Friday, March 21, 2014

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Moon of Saturn: Surface of Titan sea is mirror smooth

Posted: 20 Mar 2014 07:15 AM PDT

The surface of Ligeia Mare, Titan's second largest sea, has a mirror-like smoothness, possibly due to a lack of winds, geophysicists say. As the only other solar system body with an Earth-like weather system, Titan could serve as a model for studying our own planet's early history.

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