Saturn Moon May Have Methane-Filled Lake
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A new image captured by the Cassini spacecraft indicates that Saturn’s moon Titan may have a giant lake filled with methane.
Located in the moon’s south polar region, the putative lake is a well-defined but irregularly shaped dark spot with smooth, shore-like boundaries. It is about 145 miles by 45 miles, roughly the size of Lake Ontario on the U.S.-Canadian border, Cassini scientists said. It lies in Titan’s cloudiest region, where astronomers believe there might be methane rain.
