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Saturn's moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
Twenty years ago today, I watched TV coverage of a probe descending toward the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn, while outside my home in Utah snow dusted a rocky mountain outcrop I’d ...
SETI Institute8d
Can Wind Move Rocks on Saturn’s Moon?
“Radar images from the Cassini mission reveal elongated streaks on Titan's surface that can extend for hundreds of kilometers ...
New Scientist9d
Rolling boulders on Titan could threaten NASA's Dragonfly mission
The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put ...
Mashable9y
Spacecraft spots the tallest mountain seen on Saturn's moon Titan
SEE ALSO: Saturn's large moon Titan glows green in new hazy photo ... made of hydrogen and carbon -- which could erode the landscape over time. The solar system is stacked with mountains.
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NASA's $1 billion drone mission to search for life on Titan, explained
NASA's got a new mission on the horizon. Land an unmanned spacecraft on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. And explore the surface for evidence of potential alien life. The billion dollar mission will ...