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Cassini Shatters Titan Theories

Posted by timothy on from the ok-now-give-me-my-money-back dept.

Dozix007 writes "The Herald reports: Cassini pierced the haze around Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, revealing details that have shattered theories about its composition. It has atmosphere and soil similar to primordial Earth and may contain the building blocks of life. Scientists believed bright patches on its surface seen earlier were pure water ice. But the first infrared images taken by Cassini revealed water ice as dark patches because it is mixed with material that may be organic, raining on to the surface."

3 of 461 comments (clear)

  1. Re:2001 by itwerx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and the easy-bake life mix is in fact on Titan.

    How is the parent Offtopic?!?
    Moderators on crack again...

  2. Mines of Titan (mars saga remake) by Veramocor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone ever play the CRPG game Mines of Titan. 1989 by westwood studios.

    That game kicked ass.

    The best part was learning how to use computers so you could hack yourself free tickets, clean up your criminal record and stuff.

    Anyone else beat it besides me?

    --
    Veramocor
  3. Re:Interesting by advance512 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Interesting that we search far away places looking for the origins of life, and new life (Titan, Mars) and there may be some in our own back yard (the OCEAN!).

    Of course, the way we are polluting the sea, life won't be there for very long - so it doesn't really matter anyhow.